Analysis - Former South African president Jacob Zuma surprised many in December 2023 by declaring he'd canvass for a new rival to the African National Congress (ANC), the party he used to lead. The new uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is on the ballot papers in the upcoming national election and provincial elections.
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