Former president Jacob Zuma. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)
The Constitutional Court will hear the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) challenge over former president Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to serve in the National Assembly on 10 May – just 19 days before South Africa’s national elections. In directions issued on Sunday, Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya set a tight timetable for the hearing of the urgent case, which will decide whether the…