Is it the end of the road for former South African president Jacob Zuma?

Published: Aug. 2, 2024, 1 a.m.

\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable for a member who was a veteran and he was a former president, to have started a new political party. Of course he knew that he was violating the ANC\u2019s rules\u201d \u2013 Snuki Zikalala, president of the ANC\u2019s Veterans League\n \nThe relationship between South Africa\u2019s African National Congress and its former president Jacob Zuma appears to have come to an end.\n \nZuma was officially expelled by the party last month, following a disciplinary hearing.\n \nIt comes after he established Umkhonto Wesizwe Party, which claimed almost 15% of the vote at this year's national election.\n \nOn Thursday, the ANC\u2019s Secretary General Fikile Mbalula reiterated that Zuma\u2019s matter had now been finalized and that he was no longer the party\u2019s member.\n \nAlthough it\u2019s not clear if Zuma will appeal, he earlier insisted that this was far from over.\n \nZuma is a popular but also controversial figure who\u2019s known for staging sensational political comebacks.\n \nAlan Kasujja sits down with two ANC veterans Tony Yengeni, who represented Zuma at his disciplinary hearing as well as Snuki Zikalala, a critic of Zuma\u2019s.\n \nTo unpack all these political developments, Alan hears from Professor Daryl Glaser from Wits University in Johannesburg.