With less than two months to South Africa's crunch election, scandal-tainted former president Jacob Zuma has stolen the spotlight in an unlikely comeback, further wounding the ruling ANC, analysts say.
With less than two months to South Africa 's crunch election, scandal-tainted former president Jacob Zuma has stolen the spotlight in an unlikely comeback, further wounding the ruling ANC, analysts say.
The ex-leader who has made headlines almost daily in the southern African nation for a series of political engagements and court battles over his legitimacy to run in the May 29 poll — remains at the centre of discourse both on and offline.That saw him suspended by the African National Congress , which is on the brink of dropping below 50 percent of the vote for the first time since it came to power in 1994.
In the face of scandals and graft allegations, Zuma, remains popular particularly among the country’s more than 10 million Zulus who affectionally call him by his clan name “Msholozi”.“If his long-term objective is to become president again, that’s never going to happen, I mean the guy is old,” said author and sociologist Leslie Dikeni, with a slight chuckle.The ruling party unsuccessfully tried to have his MK disqualified and has taken it to court to stop it from using the MK name.
“But because… they are being scrutinised for this I think that reduces the chance of actual violence,” but, “there is a possibility”.
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