Jacob Zuma free to run in South Africa elections, court rules
Former South African President Jacob Zuma gestures as he delivers a speech during a rally in his support outside the High Court, in Durban on June 8, 2018.
The electoral commission had argued that lawbreakers cannot be lawmakers.
Mr Zuma defected from the ruling party ANC last year and joined uMkhonto we Sizwe.
The Electoral Court in South Africa has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma, is eligible to be on the ballot for the elections slated for May 29.
In a ruling delivered on Tuesday afternoon, the court dismissed the Electoral Commission of South Africa's (IEC) decision to bar Mr Zuma from returning to Parliament.
