South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma cannot run in next week's national elections, upholding the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) decision to disqualify him due to his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court in 2021.
South Africa 's Constitutional Court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma cannot run in next week's national elections, upholding the Independent Electoral Commission decision to disqualify him due to his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court in 2021.
President Cyril Ramaphosa supported the ruling, emphasizing the importance of respecting the rule of law and expressing confidence that the decision would not lead to violence. The Constitutional Court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to stand for office in the National Assembly, just a day after he led the uMkhonto Wesizwe…
A report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change has described how the online RET community deserted the EFF and migrated en masse to the MK party.
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