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South Africa top court hears case questioning Zuma’s electoral eligibility

Former South African President Jacob Zuma and a member of the newly formed opposition party uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) waves to supporters during an election rally outside his homestead in KwaZulu-Natal [File: Phill Magakoe/AFP]

South Africa’s Constitutional Court will decide on an appeal questioning former President Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to run in this month’s election, a race that could tilt the balance of the parliament and determine the country’s next leader.

The court in Johannesburg is on Friday hearing the appeal filed by the country’s election body after a lower court ruled that Zuma could run for office.

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