WATCH: No supporters show up for Jacob Zuma's court appearance in Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg – It was quiet outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday morning ahead of former president Jacob Zuma's expected appearance for a hearing about the multiple fraud and corruption charges he is facing, dating back to the so-called arms deal of the 1990s.

The State also wants to amend the indictment to include eight new, albeit minor, charges against Zuma. Zuma also continues to maintain that KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Achmat Jappie should not be involved in any further pre-trial management discussions until a complaint made against him by the former president is conclusively resolved.

Zuma’s co-accused, French arms manufacturer Thales, has stated it has no objections to the trial date being set for 2021. Prosecutors also still want the court to hold an enquiry into Zuma’s February no-show in court, which led to a stayed arrest warrant being issued after the defence submitted a questionable “sick note” to explain his absence, with no supporting documentation to explain his illness.

The newly discovered deposits increase the payments Shaik made to Zuma by R56 105 to a new total of R4 121 605.

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