SOUTH Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) said that it had suspended the membership of former president Jacob Zuma after he announced he would vote for another party in this year's general election. Zuma, whose nine years in office from 2009 were marked by corruption scandals and sluggish economic growth, said last month he would campaign for the new uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party in the vote, which is expected between May and August. His suspension reflects deep-seated divisions in the party of liberation hero Nelson Mandela that has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid. Analysts say this year's election…