Zuma rape trial continues

Former deputy president Jacob Zuma's rape trial is due to resume in the Johannesburg High Court today amidst media speculation on whether he will take the stand. Other reports suggest 63-year-old Zuma may apply for the case to be dismissed for lack of evidence. However, this could not be confirmed. Zuma is alleged to have raped a 31-year-old family friend in his Johannesburg home on November the second last year. Zuma supporters as well as others, who support the plaintiff, are once again expected to protest from separate positions along Pritchard Street.