Why is PUBLIC INTEREST SA SLAMS MK PARTY LEADER JACOB ZUMA?

JOHANNESBURG – Public Interest SA has slammed MK Party leader Jacob Zuma after he indicated that the IEC announcing the election results would be ‘provoking’ them. The party also raised issues with election outcomes, threatening legal action.

• The decision by the country’s highest court is certain to raise political tensions ahead of a pivotal vote in Africa’s most advanced economy, as Zuma leads a new political party challenging former allies.
• The Constitutional Court said a section of the constitution disqualifying people from standing for Parliament if they’ve been sentenced to more than 12 months in prison without the option of a fine does apply to the 82-year-old former leader. Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2021 by the court for contempt for refusing to testify at a judicial inquiry into government corruption.
• Zuma cannot serve as a lawmaker until five years after that sentence is completed, the court said in a ruling nine days ahead of the May 29 election.