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Deputy President Jacob Zuma is ”fine” amid a chorus of calls for his resignation since the outcome of the Schabir Shaik fraud and corruption trial, his office said on Monday. ”Life goes on,” said spokesperson Lakela Kaunda in Pretoria. ”The deputy president is fine. We are going to have a normal working day today [Monday].”

The devastating judgement in the Schabir Shaik corruption case has forced the spotlight directly on to Deputy President Jacob Zuma, who has effectively been found guilty of corruption, though he was not an accused.

"This is what the French money has paid for!" jokes Deputy President Jacob Zuma, waving his hand over Oliver Tambo House, his official residence. In a rare interview Zuma spoke to <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reporter Vicki Robinson about a range of issues — but refused to be drawn on the Schabir Shaik trial.

In an attempt to clear his name, Deputy President Jacob Zuma has launched his own informal investigation into allegations that he was involved in corruption in the government’s multibillion-rand weapons procurement programme. This emerged after Zuma held a briefing about two weeks ago for African National Congress members in KwaZulu-Natal to protest his innocence and to drum up support.

My lawyers today submitted to the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), my responses to the questions posed to me.