S.A Constitutional Court to Decide on Zuma’s Parliamentary Eligibility

The Constitutional Court of South Africa is today set to rule on former president Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for Parliament in the upcoming elections. Last month, the Electoral Commission filed an urgent application to challenge the Electoral Court’s decision, which cleared the path for the former president to run as a candidate for the MK Party. The IEC has argued that his 12-month jail sentence bars him from the elections. The Electoral Court found that because Zuma could not appeal the sentence it did not constitute a sentence under Constitution.