Political analyst said MK party will use presidential pardon Zuma received to argue its case in Electoral Court.
Former president Jacob Zuma in Phillipi, near Cape Town, on 10 March 2024. Picture: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFPThe IEC said Zuma was barred from contesting the elections because he has a criminal record. The uMkhonto we Sizwe party hasANC tells Boy Mamabolo to prove he has matric certificate – report
Zuma was released from prison in August 2023 after being pardoned by Ramaphosa. The former president spent little more than an hour behind bars, after being sentenced for contempt of court. At the time, Ramaphosa approved the remission of non-violent offenders to ease the overcrowding of South Africa’s prisons.Kotze said the Electoral Court will have to decide if the presidential pardon means that the Constitution’s rules still apply.
“Zuma was sentenced to 15 months … So, from that point of view, he was disqualified. But now there are arguments that say that President Ramaphosa announced a general release of prisoners in general at the same time as he pardoned people who were on parole. Any form of parole, that they will be able to conclude their sentence immediately.
The ruling has argued that the use of the uMkhonto weSizwe name and logo will confuse voters into thinking there is an association between the ANC and MK party.‘He’s a liability’ – Mbalula criticised for video of him dancing on Nile River instead of ‘stopping ANC decline’‘We’re not trying to destroy her’: Malema on Naledi Chirwa being last on EFF list
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