{"id":308276,"date":"2024-01-31T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T15:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=308276"},"modified":"2024-01-31T16:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T15:39:54","slug":"south-africas-ruling-party-anc-suspends-ex-president-zumas-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/31\/south-africas-ruling-party-anc-suspends-ex-president-zumas-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s ruling party, ANC suspends ex-president Zuma\u2019s membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Zuma\u2019s ruled the country for nine years as president, from 2009, but the period was dogged by scandal<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC) has suspended former President Jacob Zuma from the party.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, on Monday, saying Zuma\u2019s conduct contravened the values and principles of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/21\/south-african-court-orders-zuma-back-to-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zuma<\/a> and others whose conduct is in conflict with our values and principles, will find themselves outside the African National Congress,\u201d Mbalula said.<\/p>\n<p>Zuma\u2019s ruled the country for nine years as president, from 2009, but the period was dogged by scandal.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media, an official inquiry said the former president placed the interests of corrupt associates ahead of those of his country, in a process known as \u201cstate capture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>After he left office, he was jailed in 2021 for not appearing at the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>He also faced corruption charges over a 1999 arms deal, but denied wrongdoing in all cases.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these issues, the ANC had tolerated Mr Zuma, but the creation of a new party that may pose a threat was deemed a step too far.<\/p>\n<p>The party, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), meaning \u201cspear of the nation\u201d, shares a name with the ANC\u2019s former armed wing he once served in.<\/p>\n<p>In a devastating letter, Zuma\u2019s former ANC colleagues accused him of debasing the \u201cproud history of armed struggle against the apartheid regime\u201d through the \u201copportunistic use of military symbolism\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They also say MK only exists to \u201cerode the support base of the ANC\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s current President, Cyril Ramaphosa, replaced then-President Zuma in 2018 and promised to clean up the government. 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