Jacob Zuma, a prominent South African politician, held the presidency from 2009 to 2018. Throughout his political journey, Zuma's trajectory has been a blend of achievements and controversies, rendering him a polarizing figure within South African politics.
His legacy is a subject of ongoing debate, as supporters commend his role in the anti-apartheid movement, while critics emphasize the scandals and legal challenges that overshadowed his tenure as president.
Former president argues that SCA president Mandisa Maya misdirected herself when she dismissed his appeal
Ramaphosa represents a political elite eager to appease corporate South Africa and foreign investment. Opposing this faction is a kleptocratic formation keen to amass wealth through the abuse of state funds.
As J Edgar Hoover did during his long tenure as FBI boss, South Africa’s former spy chief has seemingly amassed potentially damaging information on leading figures in the ANC
The president may not have the support of the entire ANC caucus should a vote of no confidence in him take place
Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.
The former president has been issued with a certificate from the National Prosecuting Authority that allows him to pursue a case against the state prosecutor
Justice ministry has confirmed the arrests and that discussions with UAE authorities are ongoing
The president faces investigations from SARS and the Reserve Bank on top of charges laid by former spy boss Arthur Fraser
ANC’s step-aside rule mean charges, which include kidnapping, money laundering and bribery, could affect President Ramaphosa’s re-election campaign at the end of the year
The office of the chief justice said it was regrettable that SCA president Mandisa Maya was being blamed for the delay
Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama and four others have been arrested on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
The minister of blunders may be in difficulty but it’s nothing like that of Dikidikeni villagers who must cross a river in a barrel
Public protector’s counsel said nothing in the law prohibited her from filing another rescission application
The Pietermaritzburg high court was surprised by the delay in Bloemfontein but said it would likely not be the last
The Eastern Cape leader prides himself on having led the ANC provincial executive committee towards fulfilling the party’s programme of unity and renewal
Pundits weigh in on whether the league can be revived after its national executive committee was disbanded
The high court said Western Cape judge president’s arguments were either not sustainable or worthy of a review application and held that the Judicial Service Commission’s directive that he faces an impeachment process stood
The former president’s dismissal of Nhlahla Nene as finance minister for spurious reasons showed the veracity of the Gupta family’s claim that he would do anything for them
But the department’s already reduced ranks may make it difficult to find someone with the technical know-how and clout to replace Dondo Mogajane
The National Prosecuting Authority has argued that the former president’s latest legal arguments are designed to delay his trial
The former president’s counsel told the high court he suffered a medical emergency, before pleading that the trial be delayed pending his latest attempt at securing the removal of the state prosecutor
The former president’s counsel told the high court he suffered a medical emergency.
But the step-aside rules mean the former mayor may not be able to take up office if she wins
A victory for Durban’s former mayor does not necessarily mean she’ll be able to take office
Zuma will seek to stall his trial next week as his lawyers ask the head of the SCA to reconsider its refusal to allow him to appeal the dismissal of a special plea
With Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the world order has been upended – and South Africa needs to think carefully about how it positions itself
After the ‘Stalingrad season 27’ finale, the former president’s arms deal trial is due to start on 11 April
This offshoot of Orwell’s Newspeak uses semantic obfuscation to hide state failures and abuses in the inherently ambiguous world of intelligence. Who knows what and how much it has cost South Africa?
The former president claims the high court misread the law and legal precedent when it denied him leave to appeal the dismissal of a special plea
If properly structured, the committee could introduce an era of accountability that is desperately needed in the governing party
The application, widely seen as desperate, was dismissed with costs, burying her adverse findings against Ramaphosa over funding to his leadership campaign
The resignation of former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene after it emerged he had omitted that he had met the Guptas for tea was one of far too few occasions in which we’ve had a prominent ANC member relinquish their duties honourably.