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S Africa ex-President Zuma sues Ramaphosa ahead of key party vote

President Cyril Ramaphosa, (left), replaced Jacob Zuma, (right), as president of the ruling ANC party in 2017 [File: Mike Hutchings/Reuters]

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has charged current President Cyril Ramaphosa in a private prosecution, a move Ramaphosa rejects as an “abuse of legal processes”.

This comes as the ruling African National Congress (ANC) begins its national elective conference on Friday to decide whether Ramaphosa will stand for president in South Africa’s next election in 2024. Ramaphosa has led the ANC since he took over from Zuma in 2017.

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