Some of the focus in the run-up to elections in South Africa has been on the courts and in two weeks’ time, on 10 May, the Constitutional Court will hear the IEC’s challenge to Jacob Zuma’s candidacy as an MP for the MK Party.
The IEC had said that Zuma could not stand as a candidate for parliament due to his criminal conviction.
But the Electoral Court found that his sentence handed down by the Constitutional Court at the time of the Zondo commission did not count as a sentence, because he had no opportunity to appeal.
The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) has applied to be a friend of the court.
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In other news – Skeem Saam sets the record straight on reports Samukele Mkhize (Khwezi Maphosa) is leaving the show
Well-known South African actress, a former Isibaya star Samukele Mkhize is not leaving Skeem Saam as Khwezi. The SABC1 soapie, Skeem Saam revealed to the publication on Monday, 29 April that Samukele Mkhize is still with the show.
When asked if the actress is leaving, the show said: “That is definitely fake news. Samukele isn’t leaving the show.” This comes after entertainment commentator Jabu Mcdonald reported that Mkhize who plays Khwezi has exited Skeem Saam. Read More
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