South Africa's top court ruled Monday that graft-tainted former president turned firebrand opposition challenger Jacob Zuma is ineligible to stand for parliament in next week's general election. The decision will outrage Zuma's supporters and stoke fears of violent unrest in the run-up to the May 29 poll, already the most…
The Independent Electoral Commission of South African (IEC) disqualified Zuma s candidature because of his 15-month prison sentence for contempt in 2021.
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South Africa is set to hold a general election next week in which the ruling African National Congress (ANC) could lose its majority for the first time since 1994. Jacob Zuma's MK party could cut into the ANC's base.