Former South African president Jacob Zuma disqualified from general elections
India TV NewsWorld news: Former South African president Jacob Zuma was disqualified as a candidate in South Africa’s general elections slated for May 29 due to his criminal record, the Electoral Commission said on Friday. Zuma’s own African National Congress recalled him in February 2018 after huge public outcries about his alleged closeness to the now self-exiled Gupta family who looted billions from state-owned enterprises such as Eskom. Widespread violence, looting and killings took place in two South African provinces -- his home province of KwaZulu-Natal and the economic hub of Gauteng -- following Zuma's imprisonment. The Youth President of the Umkhonto We Sizwe Party, Bonginkosi Khanyile, earlier said “all hell will break loose” if Zuma and the newly formed party were not allowed on the ballot paper in May.