Who will win South Africa’s national election next week?
Although the courts have barred former president Jacob Zuma from running for parliament, his party says he will continue campaigning.
It’s expected to be a bruising election, with 70 political parties contesting for power.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress, and the official opposition, Democratic Alliance, are seen as the frontrunners.
Former president Jacob Zuma’s Umkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP), are expected to give the ANC a run for their money, particularly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
But on Monday, South Africa's Constitutional Court barred Mr. Zuma from running for parliament, ruling that his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court disqualified him.
Mr Zuma was convicted in 2021 for refusing to testify at an inquiry investigating corruption during his presidency which ended in 2018.
But he remains the face of the MKP and will continue to campaign.
Presenter: Mpho Lakaje
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