Zuma's candidacy has been clouded by an objection that his conviction and sentencing for contempt of court disqualified him from running for a seat in Parliament.
Zuma's candidacy has been clouded by an objection that his conviction and sentencing for contempt of court disqualified him from running for a seat in Parliament.The Electoral Commission of South Africa has confirmed that former president and current ANC member Jacob Zuma will appear on the ballot paper this year for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party.has been campaigning for the party for several months, with the ANC set to only start disciplinary processes against him after the elections.
The IEC has taken the matter to the Constitutional Court and on Tuesday confirmed Zuma would be on the ballot.
IEC’s counsel Advocate Thembeka Ngcukaitobi in the court case had argued that Zuma’s arrest is what mattered most.
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