FT: How world sees SA: ‘Wrecking ball’ Jacob Zuma upends SA election

FT: How world sees SA: ‘Wrecking ball’ Jacob Zuma upends SA election

Despite recent political exile, Zuma's resurgence with the uMkhonto weSizwe party has sent shockwaves through SA's electoral landscape.
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Amidst the rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal, outside Jacob Zuma's fortified homestead, a devoted band stands guard, declaring unwavering loyalty to the embattled ex-president. Despite recent political exile, Zuma's resurgence with the uMkhonto weSizwe party has sent shockwaves through South Africa's electoral landscape. Surging in polls, his disruptive influence threatens to dismantle ANC dominance, heralding a potential era of coalition politics and exposing deep-seated divisions within the nation's political fabric.

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