 Forced to resign in 2018 after a series of corruption scandals, Zuma is due in court on Monday to face 16 charges of fraud, influence peddling and extortion in connection with the purchase of fighter jets, patrol boats and military equipment from the French group Thales when he was still vice president. Zuma has been defined authorities in recent months from his Nk'en-le-Hom in rural Zululand, which was refurbished at taxpayers' expense for 20 million euros during his presidency under the pretext of security work.