 A South African court has ordered a businessman close to the ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma to pay $5.5m of his assets to the state. Schabir Shaik was convicted in July last year of having a generally corrupt relationship with Mr Zuma. Mr Shaik was found guilty of receiving money from the French arms company to facilitate a deal worth more than $4bn. Prosecutors argued the state should be allowed those assets that derived from his business relationship with Mr Zuma. Evidence aired in the Shaik trial prompted President Thabo Mbeki to dismiss Mr Zuma from his duties as deputy president. Mr Zuma was subsequently charged with corruption. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomed the ruling, which Mr Shaik's legal team say they will appeal. ...
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