Prosecutors to study ruling against Zuma before taking any action

South African state prosecutors said on Friday that they needed time to study the High Court's ruling after it ordered that a 2009 decision to drop 783 corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma should be reviewed.

The court's ruling does not automatically reinstate the charges against Zuma. A legal process involving state prosecuting authorities and the courts must reach a decision on whether to charge the president.

It was also not immediately clear whether Zuma would appeal the ruling.