South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been suspended from the party he once led, after refusing to vote for it and launching a rival organisation.
The governing African National Congress (ANC) announced its decision on Monday through its Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, saying Zuma and others whose conduct is in conflict with their values and principles, will find themselves outside the party.
Zuma’s nine years as president, from 2009, were dogged by scandal as an official inquiry said the former president placed the interests of corrupt associates ahead of those of his country, in a process known as “state capture”.
He also faces corruption charges over a 1999 arms deal, though he has denied wrongdoing in all cases.
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