South African police are investigating if former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged supporters’ signatures to register for national elections next month. The MK Party has been embroiled in legal cases over whether it and Zuma are eligible to contest the May 29 elections.
FILE - Former South Africa n President Jacob Zuma addresses supporters of the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party in Durban, South Africa , Wednesday, March 27, 2024. South Africa n police are investigating if former President Jacob Zuma ’s new political party forged supporters’ signatures to register for national elections next month.
The Independent Electoral Commission called for an investigation, and National Police Commissioner Gen. Fannie Masemola said Tuesday that an inquiry had been opened in Cape Town, where the forgery allegedly occurred. Masemola said the investigation would establish if there was a case for prosecutors.when he announced in December that he was joining the MK Party as its de facto leader and would be campaigning against the ANC, which he led from 2007-2017.
Zuma is accused of overseeing a period of rampant graft by some senior ANC and government officials in Africa’s most developed economy. He is currentlySince his resignation, he has been fiercely critical of President Cyril Ramaphosa, his successor as head of the country and the ANC.of racial segregation in 1994. Numerous polls and analysts predict that the ANC could lose its parliamentary majority for the first time amid growing discontent and be forced into a coalition to stay in government.
Despite his legal troubles, Zuma remains popular in some parts of South Africa and his new MK Party is expected to take some of the ANC’s vote if it’s allowed to stand after the new allegations against it.
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