Just two days after Jacob Zuma was elected as the leader of the African National Congress Group, the top prosecutor in South Africa released a statement saying that there is enough evidence against Zuma to charge him with corruption. There charges relate to controversial arms deals, which caused one of Mr. Zuma's advisers to get put in jail for 15 years. Zuma, 65, denies any wrongdoing and has recently addressed his party for the first time since defeating his rival, President Thabo Mbeki, in a well-fought battle.
There are rumors going around that Mbeki will be stepping down before the end of his term in 2009. Mr. Mbeki’s spokesman denied any allocations of resignation. There is history between the two. Back in 2005 Mbeki bet Zuma in presidential race.
To learn more about the heated controversy in South Africa, go to BBC.com
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