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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Umberto BACCHI

S.Africa's Top Court Hears Critical Zuma Election Case

Ex-president Jacob Zuma is fronting a new opposition party that has become a potential disrupter in the May 29 general election (Credit: AFP)

South Africa's top court was hearing an appeal on Friday to have former president Jacob Zuma declared ineligible to stand for office in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades.

Zuma, 82, is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party that has become a potential disrupter in the May 29 general ballot.

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