South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma facing corruption charges

South Africa's embattled former president Jacob Zuma will appeal a court ruling that he face trial on corruption charges over a 1990s arms deal, his lawyer said Tuesday.

"Mr Zuma would like to exercise the full extent of his constitutional rights, which includes the right to appeal," Zuma's lawyer Thabani Masuku told the High Court in the southern eastern city of Pietermaritzburg.