South Africa’s apex court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run for parliament in next week’s critical general election.
The unanimous ruling capped months long speculation and legal wrangling on whether the former leader of the ruling African National Congress , turned thorn in its side and public face of a rival party, would be able to stand for the country’s top legislative body. Zuma was forced to resign as president in 2018 after a series of corruption scandals and internal infighting in the ANC.
A contempt of court sentence is an extremely important sentence, and it is a sentence that cannot be treated lightly. The constitutional court has reaffirmed this,” said Neeshan Balton, of the Ahmed Kathrada foundation on local television. ANC majority under threat Zuma and his newly formed uMkhonto WeSizwe Party represent a spoiler threat to the ANC, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal province. And ANC insiders fear they could eat away at the ruling party’s support there.
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