Jacob Zuma has chosen a pragmatic path since his charges were dropped, and instead of going after his detractors has chosen a more conciliatory route.
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/ 16 January 2009
Jacob Zuma’s lawyers say they intended applying for leave to appeal against the SCA ruling that could revive his prosecution on corruption charges.
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/ 21 January 2008
Should ANC president Jacob Zuma’s innocence or guilt be decided by the courts? We might not all be law experts, but we fully understand the Constitution, because it is a product of public participation and represents the will of the people. We also expect the newly elected national executive committee to possess a minimum basic understanding of this supreme law of the land, writes Pule Malefane.
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/ 26 October 2007
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=ancconference_home"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/321750/Icon_ANCconference.gif" align=left border=0></a>If Jacob Zuma wins his bid for the ANC presidency in December, here is what he is likely to do, say close aides, associates and analysts. First, he will draw up a protocol governing how he and President Thabo Mbeki will work: one running the party, the other the Presidency. While the protocol could iron out possible areas of conflict, the big hurdle to overcome will be the question of who runs the country?
It is exactly six months before 5 600 delegates descend on Polokwane in Limpopo for the ANC’s 52nd national conference, when the election of South Africa’s future president lies in the hands of the 4 000 delegates with voting rights.
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Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu) leaders have demanded that the federation ditch its support for Jacob Zuma as its preferred candidate for the ANC presidency, media reports said. Zuma’s candidacy came under debate at a heated Cosatu central executive committee meeting held at the federation’s Johannesburg headquarters from February 26 to 28.
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/ 13 November 2006
This week, a man described by the trial judge as ambitious, far-sighted and brazen — if not positively aggressive — in pursuit of his financial interests found that our legal system may grind slowly, but it sure grinds finely. The Supreme Court of Appeal handed down a judgement that in its fine attention to detail exposed Schabir Shaik, not only as a ruthless crook, but also as the person who may have destroyed the political ambitions of Jacob Zuma.
If it can reasonably be defined as a political philosophy or rhetorical brand that sticks up for the common person against the elite, why is it that “populism” is so widely denigrated? When American liberals speak of Hugo Chávez as a populist, it is not a term of endearment.
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/ 28 September 2006
For argument’s sake let us leave aside all other allegations against Jacob Zuma, deputy president of the ANC. Let us accept that he was justly acquitted in the rape trial earlier this year and that the subsequent corruption case was struck off the roll as a result of monumental bungling by the state.
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/ 21 September 2006
Most South Africans seemed to have an opinion after former deputy President Jacob Zuma’s corruption court case was struck from the roll on Wednesday morning. Here are a selection of quotes from newspapers, including the <i>Star</i>, the <i>Citizen</i>, the <i>Daily Sun</i>, the <i>Sowetan</i>.