South Africa’s top court hears critical Jacob Zuma election case

South Africa’s top court was hearing an appeal on Friday to have former president Jacob Zuma declared ineligible to stand for office. Images: X/@Mkdeclared ineligible to stand for office in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades.

The Constitutional Court in Johannesburg is called to decide on the matter after a lower court sided with Zuma in April. Jacob Zuma’s jailing in 2021 triggered a wave of unrest, riots and looting that left more than 350 people dead.“Zuma’s supporters have threatened violence again this year should things not go their way,” said Zakhele Ndlovu, a politics lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

It is the same court that in 2021 sentenced Zuma to 15 months in prison after he refused to testify to a panel investigating financial corruption and cronyism during his presidency.The case revolves around the interpretation of a constitutional norm barring anyone sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment from serving in parliament.The electoral commission argued the provision applies to Jacob Zuma.

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