South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has lost a second court case against a new rival party led by former President Jacob Zuma. A judge in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in the eastern city of Durban dismissed the ANC’s case alleging copyright infringement against the MK Party for using a name and a logo the ANC claims ownership of.
File - Supporters of former South Africa ’s president Jacob Zuma sing and dance outside the south Gauteng High court in Johannesburg, South Africa , Thursday, April 11, 2024. The ANC lost a second court case against the uMkhonto weSizwe rival party led by former President Jacob Zuma on Monday April 22, 2024 when a judge dismissed the ANC’s case alleging copyright infringement against the MK Party for using a name and a logo.
The MK Party was formed late last year and was given added importance ahead of a national election in May whenMK takes its full name — uMkhonto weSizwe — from the now-disbanded military wing set up by the ANC and Nelson Mandela in the 1960s. The MK Party’s logo showing a man holding a spear and a shield is similar to the old military wing’s logo.
Analysts say the ANC will likely lose its majority for the first time in the May 29 election. Zuma’s MK Party is among a group of challengers expected to erode its vote.against MK and the national electoral body last month after claiming the new party was not properly registered and should be disqualified from the election. That case was dismissed by a separate court.
Zuma, 82, has made a contentious return to politics since losing the support of the ANC and being forced to step down as president of Africa’s most advanced economy in 2018 amid allegations of corruption. He was initially barred from standing as a candidate in this year’s election because of his criminal record for a contempt of court conviction in 2021, but he won an appeal against that. He is also
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