The country’s governing party had severed ties with the former president in July after he campaigned for an opposition party in the last general election.

The African National Congress (ANC) National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (NDCA) upheld the decision of the National Disciplinary Committee to expel Mr. Jacob Zuma from the ANC. This decision reaffirms the ANC commitment to revolutionary morality, revolutionary discipline, and democratic centralism.

The ANC confirmed in a statement on Friday the decision made by the party's national disciplinary committee of appeal to uphold Zuma's suspension.

The Jacob Zuma foundation says it rejects the notion that the ANC has the authority to expel former president Jacob Zuma from the movement. The African National Congress Disciplinary Committee upheld the expulsion of Zuma.

The Jacob Zuma Foundation says the former president is consulting his legal team about his expulsion from the African National Congress.

Despite both the ANC and MK Party constitutions preventing members from being members of other parties, Jacob Zuma wanted to do so.

While it looks impossible that former president Jacob Zuma could ever return to the ANC, there is a move towards restoring the ANC to its “glory days” through a merger with the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party and others,

In a rapidly evolving political drama, Jacob Zuma’s next steps could reshape the landscape of South African politics, pitting loyalties against ambitions as old allegiances dissolve and new alliances form.