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Jacob Zuma barred from running in South Africa election

Zuma left the proceedings after facing corruption allegations involving the Gupta family. He has until April 2 to appeal the ruling.
Zuma heads the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, a new player in upcoming South African elections.
The party is named after a former ANC military wing and emerged after Zuma criticized the ruling African National Congress.

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BBC News

Jacob Zuma barred from running in South Africa election

South Africa's ex-president has backed a new party seeking to take on the governing ANC.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

South Africa's Ex-President Jacob Zuma Barred From May Election

South Africa's electoral officials said Thursday that they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from May elections, further stoking tensions in the run-up to the polls. The country is to hold general elections on May 29 in what is expected to be the most competitive vote since the advent of democracy in 1994. The governing African National Congress (ANC) is on the brink of dropping below 50 percent of the vote for the first time since it cam…

30 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma is barred from running in elections, election authority says

South Africa’s election commission has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections

1 month ago·United States

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KIFI

Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma is barred from running in elections, election authority says

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s election commission has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections. The commission says this is because of Zuma’s criminal record. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2021 for defying a court order to appear before a judicial commission that was investigating corruption allegations during his presidency. Zuma has denounced the …

1 month ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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