South African police investigate if Zuma's party forged signatures to contest elections

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00:00Jacob Zuma and his Umkhonto Overseas Wehpaja are in the middle of a storm.

00:03On one hand, the party is in the throes of some serious aftershocks following revelations that

00:08senior leaders, including co-founder Jabalani Kamalo, have been thrown out after allegations

00:13that a significant number of the 15,000 signatures which the MKP presented to the IEC

00:19in order to be registered as a political party were forgeries.

00:23It is also claimed that the purge leaders had held secret meetings with the ANC.

00:28Kamalo also allegedly raised funds for the MK party which they never actually made it to the party.

00:34And while the party is rearranging its leadership, member number one,

00:37Jacob Zuma, may yet again be kicked off the party nomination list

00:41as the IEC is appealing the Electoral Court's decision to allow Zuma to remain on the ballot.

00:47The IEC had originally ruled that Zuma could not be nominated

00:50because of his sentence for contempt of court.

00:53The Electoral Court had overruled them,

00:55saying he could remain on the list.

00:57But with the IEC's appeal, a constitutional court ruling is expected on the 10th of May.

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