The incident happened just hours after electoral officials barred Zuma from standing in the May 29 general election.
FILE: Former South African President Jacob Zuma looks on during a press conference at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg commercial hub on October 22, 2022. South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma survived a car accident overnight after a vehicle transporting him was hit by a drunk driver, police said on Friday.The incident happened just hours after electoral officials barred Zuma from standing in the May 29 general election, further stoking tensions in the run-up to the polls.
The 51-year-old man was arrested in KwaZulu Natal province “for drunken driving, as well as on a charge of reckless and negligent driving”, SAPS said.Zuma, a former veteran of the ruling African National Congress , was forced out of office in 2018 under a cloud of corruption allegations but still wields political clout.
On Wednesday the ANC launched a new court application against MK, after losing an initial bid to have it disqualified.
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