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Former president and founder of the newly established Umkhonto WeSizwe Party Jacob Zuma will visit Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday.
One of the party's Eastern Cape leaders Mawande Ndakisa says Zuma will kick off his visit by addressing congregants of a church in the city before visiting other communities.
According to a poster shared on social media platforms, Zuma is also meant to visit Despatch, Veeplaas, and Motherwell.
The visit by the MK party leader comes a little over a month ahead of the general elections on 29 May.
AFP reports that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday confirmed that it has lodged an urgent appeal to the Constitutional Court to clarify the Electoral Court's decision to allow former president Jacob Zuma back on the ballot.
Earlier this week, the Electoral Court ruled in favour of former president Jacob Zuma’s eligibility as a candidate for uMkhonto we Sizwe ahead of the elections.
The MK party approached the court to challenge the Independent Electoral Commission's decision to bar Zuma from contesting for a parliamentary seat.
The Electoral Court dismissed the IEC's objection.
