South African Court Cancels Jacob Zuma's Arrest Warrant
The High Court in Pietermaritzburg has cancelled an arrest warrant against South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma after his lawyer handed in a doctor's letter confirming his ill-health.
The arrest warrant was issued in February after Mr Zuma failed to appear in court for a hearing.
His legal team had said the former president had gone to Cuba for a medical procedure, but the court was not satisfied with the explanation.
Pre-trial proceedings began on Tuesday regarding the corruption trial in which Mr Zuma is accused of receiving bribes from French arms company Thales 20 years ago.