South Africa top court to rule on Jacob Zuma election ban on Monday

Jacob Zumageneral electionThe decision by the Constitutional Court could have deep implications on the result of the imminent vote, and observers fear violent unrest if the decision goes against Zuma.Zuma left office in 2018, dogged by corruption allegations, and was briefly jailed for contempt. He has since founded a party to challenge his successor Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC.

Zuma and his new party, named uMkhonto Wesizwe after the ANC’s former armed wing, challenged that ruling, but their case will come before the top court on Monday.on whether “Mr Zuma disqualified from standing as a candidate for the National Assembly”. Zuma’s MK does not poll well nationwide but among his native KwaZulu-Natal and among Zulus he retains support – more than 30 000 supporters cheered him at a Soweto stadium rally on Saturday.

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