Zuma, the Former President of South Africa, may be Kicked Out of the African National Congress for Joining a Competing Party

Following his campaign against the African National Congress party in May national elections, former South African President Jacob Zuma was scheduled to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee on Wednesday.

Zuma, 82, may be expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), which he joined in the late 1950s as a liberation movement fighting against the apartheid system of white minority rule, as a result of the hearing.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who succeeded Zuma as the head of the party and the nation, and the former were involved in a political spat ever since Zuma was forced to resign from office in 2018 due to accusations of corruption.

When Zuma stated at a press conference in December that he would run for the newly established MK Party in the May 29 elections, it was verified that he had broken with the ANC. He has been quite critical of Ramaphosa; at one time, he even charged him with treason.

Despite Zuma’s declaration that he would stay an ANC member and lead the MK Party, the ANC suspended him in January. It said he had criticized the party’s honesty.

It remained unclear whether Zuma will be present for the hearing on Wednesday at the ANC headquarters in Johannesburg or if it will be conducted electronically. While the ANC wants it to be done online, MK officials have stated that he wants to appear in person.