South Africa’s courts have become a political battleground, as Mbeki and his allies use corruption charges to try to cripple Zuma’s candidacy. The resulting political firestorm may well force Zuma to rely on core support from key allies within the country’s trade union movement and Communist Party, challenging the political elite’s pro-market consensus and provoking debate over the future of South Africa’s economic policy.
当姆贝基及其同盟者利用腐败指控来摧毁祖玛的候选资格的时候，南非的法院也已经成为政治战场。接下来的政治风暴或许会迫使祖玛依赖于南非工会运动和共产党的主要盟友的支持来挑战政治精英亲市场的共识并且促发有关未来南非经济政策的辩论。