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South Africa's top court strikes Zuma from ballot

Former South African President Jacob Zuma appears in a courtroom in Durban, South Africa, in April 2018. [AFP]

South Africa's top court ruled Monday that graft-tainted former president turned firebrand opposition challenger Jacob Zuma is ineligible to stand for parliament in next week's general election.

The decision will outrage Zuma's supporters and stoke fears of violent unrest in the run-up to the May 29 poll, already the most competitive since the advent of post-apartheid democracy in 1994.

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