A South African court on Tuesday has allowed former president Jacob Zuma to run in May’s general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities barring him over a previous conviction. The electoral court ruled in favour of Zuma, 81, who is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party that has become a dark horse in the election race. …

Famous South African Afro-pop star Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has passed away. She died in a Johannesburg hospital on Monday night, at the age of 36. Her passage was announced on Tuesday in a post shared on her Instagram page by her family. Reacting to her death, the South African Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, …