ZUMA DITCHES ANC, FORMS HIS OWN PARTY
ZUMA DITCHES ANC, FORMS HIS OWN PARTY
Former South African president Jacob Zuma says he will not vote for the African National Congress (ANC) and is creating a new political party.
Mr Zuma was the country’s president between 2009 and 2018.
He said it “would be a betrayal” to campaign for the ANC of current President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Mr Zuma’s new party is named uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), meaning spear of the nation, which is the same name as the former armed wing of the ANC.
In an incendiary statement, he said: “The new people’s w@r starts today. The only crucial difference is instead of the bull£t, this time we will use the ballot.”