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Why South Africa's ruling ANC is suing Zuma Party
Former South African President Jacob Zuma addresses followers during a church service on the Canaan Holy Mountain in Ndwedwe near Durban, South Africa on January 13, 2024. ANC and the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party led by former South African president Jacob Zuma, and a former ANC stalwart, are involved in a legal dispute.
What you need to know:
- The governing party is against Zuma's party using the name as it is also used by the MK Veterans' Association registered by the ANC for its veterans.
- Former ANC president Zuma has publicly supported the newly formed MK Party.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party led by former South African president Jacob Zuma, and a former ANC stalwart, are involved in a legal dispute that could make or break the former President's comeback in politics.
The court tussle regards the MK's registration with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The ANC and MK squared off in the Electoral Court in Bloemfontein on Tuesday afternoon as SA's governing party wants the decision to register MK with the IEC overturned.
