Jacob Zuma’s new party could swing South Africa’s election
If it stays on the ballot it will make a coalition government much more likely
Jacob Zuma once said that the African National Congress (ANC) would rule South Africa “until Jesus comes back”. But it is the second coming of the former president that could have a pivotal impact on the country’s election on May 29th. Should it survive a legal challenge to keep it off the ballot, his new party, uMkhonto we Sizwe (mk), will help make the vote the most consequential since the end of apartheid.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Guess who’s back?”
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