The trial started in May after numerous postponements and delays.
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He is accused of taking bribes from one of the firms, French defence giant Thales, which has been charged with corruption and money laundering. The incarceration sparked protests in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal, which snowballed into a week of looting and arson that spread to the economic hub Johannesburg, claiming over 200 lives.
"People will be watching the behaviour of judges," said Sipho Seepe, a fellow of the University of Zululand in KwaZulu-Natal.Monday's hearing will focus on an application by Zuma's legal team for chief prosecutor Billy Downer to remove himself from the case over claims he leaked information to the media.
"If physical appearance can be agreed for tomorrow our lawyers are ready, otherwise the matter must be postponed," Zuma's spokesman Mzwanele Manyi told AFP on Sunday confirming that lawyers had applied for a deferral.
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