Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running in next week’s national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to politics. The decision by the country’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, may still be appealed.
Former South Africa n President Jacob Zuma arrives at Orlando stadium in the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa , for the launch of his newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe party’s manifesto Saturday, May 18, 2024. Zuma, who has turned his back on the African National Congress he once led, will face South Africa n President Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced him as leader of the ANC in a bitter battle in the general elections later in May.
Zuma is now the leader of a new party, uMkhonto weSizwe Party, and is campaigning against the long-ruling African National Congress he once led. Analysts say the ANC, which has comfortably held power since Nelson Mandela became the country’s first Black president in 1994, might receive less than 50% of votes in next Wednesday’s election and lose its parliamentary majority.
That would be the ANC’s worst electoral performance since it came into power in South Africa at the end of apartheid.Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week’s electionMilitia clashes rock western Libyan town. At least 1 civilian was killed, officials say
Here is what you need to know about the 82-year-old Zuma’s contentious return and why he was disqualified from the election:Zuma has long been one of South Africa’s most recognizable politicians. He was a senior leader in the ANC during the liberation struggle against apartheid. A former ANC intelligence chief, he has repeatedly threatened to reveal some of the party’s secrets.
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