The UK press reaction to the South African president’s visit echoed an oldier, bloodier history between the two nations.
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/ 14 September 2009
A presidential hotline — as announced by President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation Address — will start operating on Monday.
The debate in the media on who really runs the country has caused unnecessary consternation and much teeth-grinding among some in the ruling elite.
The African National Congress leader who looks set to be South Africa’s next president may have to choose between his many wives.
As Zulu boys, Maphamule Ndlovu and Jacob Zuma had much in common. They would herd cattle, kill snakes and learn the warrior code by stick fighting.
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.