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Melissa Chemam

South Africa's Zuma tackles dissent in recently formed MK party ahead of elections

Former South African President Jacob Zuma and member of the newly formed opposition party uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party during an election rally outside his homestead in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal on 25 April 2024. AFP - PHILL MAGAKOE

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is facing an attempt to oust him from leadership positions in the party he recently joined, state broadcaster SABC reported. The move comes three weeks before South Africa's general elections.

After becoming the new face of the opposition party, Jacob Zuma recently fell out with the founder of the uMkhonto we Sizwe party (MK), Jabulani Khumalo, and ousted him from the party.

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