‘Right now, there is a lot of speculation around the why’

A South African court on Tuesday ruled that former president Jacob Zuma can stand in looming general elections overturning a decision by electoral authorities to bar him over a contempt conviction. »Right now, there is a lot of speculation around the why », said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in South Africa An Wentzel. « What we got today at 4pm was a brief court order that said the appeal has been successful [. . .] there is a lot of talk now around how this happened and why this happened ».