Who will win South Africas national election next week?

Published: May 22, 2024, 1 a.m.

It\u2019s expected to be a bruising election, with 70 political parties contesting for power.\n \nPresident Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s African National Congress, and the official opposition, Democratic Alliance, are seen as the frontrunners.\n \nFormer president Jacob Zuma\u2019s Umkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP), are expected to give the ANC a run for their money, particularly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.\n \nBut on Monday, South Africa's Constitutional Court barred Mr. Zuma from running for parliament, ruling that his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court disqualified him.\n \nMr Zuma was convicted in 2021 for refusing to testify at an inquiry investigating corruption during his presidency which ended in 2018.\n \nBut he remains the face of the MKP and will continue to campaign.\n \nPresenter: Mpho Lakaje\nGuests: Dr. Bandile Masuku, Solly Malatsi and Adv. Dwight Snyman