A South African court on Monday charged Duduzane Zuma, son of the former president of the country, ,Jacob Zuma, with corruption.

According to his lawyer, Rudi Krause, Duduzane Zuma who returned to South Africa on Friday to attend his brother’s funeral intends to contest the charges and will apply for bail at the next court hearing in Johannesburg.

Zuma, 76, also faces charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s,  allegations which he had severally denied.

Duduzane Zuma is also due to appear at Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg next week to face separate charges of culpable homicide over a fatal car crash in 2014.

His Porsche 911 sports car had ploughed into a minivan taxi in Johannesburg, killing one woman and seriously injuring another who later died in hospital.