Breaking News: Former President Jacob Zuma Survives A Car Accident.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma, reportedly escaped unharmed from a car accident on Thursday, night according to News24.
The accident happened between Gingindlovu and Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal. Luckily, Zuma was unharmed and not injured.South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, survived a car accident overnight after a vehicle transporting him was hit by a drunk driver, police said on Friday.

 

 

The incident happened just hours after electoral officials barred Zuma from standing in the May 29 general election, further stoking tensions in the run-up to the polls.

The driver’s car “collided with former president Mr Jacob Zuma’s official armoured state vehicle”, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said.

The 51-year-old man was arrested in KwaZulu Natal province “for drunken driving, as well as on a charge of reckless and negligent driving”, SAPS said.

Zuma and his bodyguards escaped uninjured and the 81-year-old was taken to his place of residence.

Zuma, a former veteran of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), was forced out of office in 2018 under a cloud of corruption allegations but still wields political clout.

In December he announced he would be campaigning for the opposition uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party in an attempt to relaunch his career – a major blow to the ANC.The party is bleeding support amid a weak economy and allegations of corruption and mismanagement.

Zuma’s car accident, two months before the vote, has sparked conspiracy theories across social media.

The driver of the other vehicle is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

When asked how Zuma was, Ndhlela told AFP: “He is in high spirits as always and was in laughter this morning about the accident.

“But it does not mean he took it lightly (or that) he is not aware of what’s happening.”

“Mr Zuma is in the church today praying that the devil does not come into MK,” referring to the ANC