Zuma takes full control of MK Party

Former president Jacob Zuma has taken full control of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party.

This is according to the Electoral Commission of South Africa, known as the IEC.

In December, Zuma announced that he would merely be voting and campaigning for the party, which at the time was led by its founder Jabulani Khumalo.

Addressing a press briefing in Gauteng yesterday, IEC deputy chief electoral officer Masego Shiburi said that while Khumalo was the original leader of the MK Party, the party has since sent the IEC a notice informing them that Zuma is now the leader of the organisation.

“We can confirm that former president Jacob [Zuma] will be the face of the MK Party on the ballot,” he said.

Read the full article in The Witness.

Zuma’s private prosecution case against Downer struck off the roll

According to an article published by The Witness, Zuma today suffered a temporary setback when the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled that his private prosecution case against senior prosecutor Billy Downer should be struck off the court’s roll.

Zuma instituted private prosecution processes against Downer after accusing the senior prosecutor of leaking confidential documents related to the former president’s arms deal corruption case.

After several courts, including the Supreme Court of Appeal, ruled that Zuma had no winnable case against Downer, the senior prosecutor lodged an application at the Pietermaritzburg High Court for Zuma’s private prosecution matter to be struck off the roll.

Read the full article in The Witness.