South Africa: Corruption trial pressures Mbeki to fire deputy

South Africa's most important corruption trial since liberation has ended in a 15-year prison sentence for Schabir Shaik, financial adviser to the country's deputy president, Jacob Zuma. The long prison term adds to the pressure on President Thabo Mbeki - who soon faces a crucial G8 Heads of Government Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland - to fire Zuma, the leading contender to succeed him as head of state.