Zambia: Court says ex-ruler Chiluba to stand trial

A Zambian court ordered former President Frederick Chiluba on Thursday to stand trial on corruption charges on August 14, rejecting arguments from his doctors and lawyers that he was too ill to be prosecuted. "We should proceed with this matter to help all the other parties involved and also considering the period of time it has taken since the matter was last heard," Magistrate Jones Chinyama said in a ruling issued in Lusaka.