Jacob Zuma the disruptor has South Africa’s fate in his hands

Johannesburg | Jacob Zuma, who led South Africa for almost nine scandal-tainted years before being ousted by the governing African National Congress, may now play a major role in the country’s political future.

Six years after being pushed from office, Zuma successfully upstaged his successor Cyril Ramaphosa in national elections this week, eating into the ANC’s support with his new uMkhonto weSizwe Party. The 82-year-old was feted by jubilant supporters as he walked into the electoral results centre north of Johannesburg late on Saturday (Sunday AEST), telling the audience his party’s rise shows “how people are angry”.

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