Zuma tells South Africa corruption inquiry he is victim of foreign plot

Former president faces allegations he presided over vast corruption network

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma has told a judicial inquiry into corruption allegations that he is the victim of a plot by foreign intelligence agencies to seek his downfall.

Speaking on the first day of five days of testimony, Zuma denied he had presided over an immense system of corruption and patronage that drained billions from the country's exchequer.