A decision would soon be taken as to when the corruption and fraud case against ANC President Jacob Zuma will be put back on the court roll, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Monday.

Speaking in Bloemfontein, NPA spokesman Tlali Tlali said the two parties would discuss a possible court date soon, but in the meantime Zuma remained charged *1.

"The parties would have to meet soon to look for a court date to bring the main criminal case on the roll again," he said.

Zuma faces charges of racketeering and money laundering, two of corruption, and 12 charges of fraud related to the multi-billion rand arms deal.

He was charged in 2005, but the case was struck from the roll in 2006. He was then recharged in December 2007.

A Pietermaritzburg High Court set aside the decision to prosecute him in 2008, but the Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday upheld an appeal on the matter by the National Director for Public Prosecutions (NDPP).

Tlali said the effect of the SCA's decision was that Zuma "remains charged" and there was no indication of a plea bargain *2.

The NPA was pleased about the "correctness" of its approach being endorsed by the SCA.

"We are indeed very pleased," he said.

The two companies originally charged along with Zuma -- the South African subsidiaries of French arms manufacturing giant Thales International --would also be recharged *2.

Thint Holdings (Southern Africa) Pty Ltd and Thint (Pty) Ltd each faced one count of racketeering, two of corruption and one of money-laundering.

They were accused of paying Zuma a bribe in return for protection from probes into alleged irregularities in the arms deal.

The charges against them were provisionally withdrawn in 2008 in anticipation of the appeal in Bloemfontein.

With acknowledgements to Sapa.