'We'll follow Zuma'
Johannesburg - Two buses carrying Jacob Zuma supporters on Monday arrived at Johannesburg High Court, where Zuma goes on trial for allegedly raping a family friend in November last year.
The supporters were singing, "We'll follow Zuma wherever he goes."
One of the buses bore a picture of Nelson Mandela whispering something to Thabo Mbeki. At the bottom was written "Mxelele Tata (Tell him, Father)."
The buses had Pietermaritzburg registration plates.
There was a heavy police presence at the court in downtown Johannesburg on Monday and all the roads leading to the precinct were closed.
Zuma allegedly raped the woman - an Aids activist - at his home in Forest Town, Johannesburg, on November 2 after she refused his offer of a massage. At the time Zuma was awaiting trial on corruption charges, to be heard in Durban later this year.
Zuma's trial will be presided over by judge Willem van der Merwe, who sentenced apartheid assassin Eugene De Kock to two life terms and 212 years in jail.
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