A South African court has barred former president Jacob Zuma from running in the upcoming general elections.
The Constitutional Court ruled that his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court disqualified him.
Mr Zuma has been campaigning under the banner of the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party after falling out with the governing African National Congress (ANC).
MK secretary general Sihle Ngubane said the party was disappointed with the ruling, but it would not affect the party’s campaign for the 29 May election.
“He is still the leader of the party. It [the ruling] doesn’t affect our campaign at all,” he said.
The electoral commission said Mr Zuma’s name would now be removed from MK’s list of parliamentary candidates, while confirming that his image would remain on ballot papers, alongside his party’s logo.