Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led, according to local media reports.
The ANC’s disciplinary committee found Zuma guilty of “prejudicing the integrity” of the party by joining and campaigning for uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a rival party, in the recent general election.
Zuma, who was suspended by the ANC in January, has been given three weeks to appeal the decision. However, the ANC has not officially confirmed his expulsion, and MK has denied that Zuma was notified of the decision, describing the disciplinary proceedings as a “kangaroo court”.
Zuma, 82, was a veteran ANC member but fell out with the party after being forced to resign as president in 2018 due to corruption scandals. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing and faces ongoing corruption charges.
The expulsion comes after Zuma’s new party, MK, won 58 seats in parliament and became the country’s third-largest party, largely at the expense of the ANC. Zuma has disputed the election results and demanded an annulment.
