Jacob Zuma not eligible to run for South African parliament, court rules
Ex-president’s jail sentence precludes him from standing for new MK party in decision that could affect general election resultsSouth Africa’s top court has ruled that the former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run for parliament in the general election on 29 May, a closely watched decision as it could affect the outcome.Zuma, who was forced to quit as president in 2018, has fallen out with the governing African National Congress (ANC) and has been campaigning for a new party called uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), named after the ANC’s former armed wing. Continue reading...
![Jacob Zuma not eligible to run for South African parliament, court rules](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b59b8884443dec599d39b35e49606a8140980aaa/0_12_3200_1921/master/3200.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=392e839e13fa9d9c862241e808860730#)
Ex-president’s jail sentence precludes him from standing for new MK party in decision that could affect general election results
South Africa’s top court has ruled that the former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run for parliament in the general election on 29 May, a closely watched decision as it could affect the outcome.
Zuma, who was forced to quit as president in 2018, has fallen out with the governing African National Congress (ANC) and has been campaigning for a new party called uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), named after the ANC’s former armed wing. Continue reading...