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.
‘When people are corrupt, other people die. This is not how politicians and companies like to talk’
The R25-million budget to have Zuma record an album of struggle songs is not merely about capturing history for posterity and posteriors.
Hole in the wall: Zuma, Atul Gupta, Manyi and Motsoeneng
The perpetrators had no noble cause and their actions almost brought the country down
The Zondo Commission may provide a stage for parties vying for traction before the national elections
According to President Ramaphosa, the ANC’s manifesto details an opportunity to return South Africa to a path of transformation and development
The ANC president addressed the party’s January 8 celebrations in Durban without a major incident
From the good, the bad to the United Moral Movement for the Advancement for All, South African voters are spoilt for choice
President Cyril Ramaphosa did, however, hint at the strain that has mired the ANC in recent years
South Africans can expect another exciting year: elections, land reform without compensation, Zondo inquiry revelations and court cases
State capture and the collapse of major businesses have cast the spotlight on auditors and industry regulators
Sipho Kings has compiled a list of tasks government should tackle this year to solve environmental problems and secure our collective future
DA councillor Nicole Graham slams reports eThekwini Metro’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit will be recording struggle songs with Zuma
Voters in several African nations, including Nigeria and South Africa, are headed to the ballot box in 2019
Part 1: Journalists helped pull SA back from a precipice by exposing the depth of state capture. But they are now staring into an abyss of their own
The shocks of 2018 will reverberate in a crucial 2019 election year and hopefully the outcome will be enlightened
For a long time South Africa thought it had a Jacob Zuma problem. In fact its got a systemic ANC problem
Instead of trying to reap voters from an imagined ANC split, it should look to young voters instead
Too many South African women have, at some point, been forced to feel fear in their workplace because of sexual predation and patriarchy
Learning Mandarin is about advancing South Africans’ development, not neocolonial power
The DA filed papers late in March, asking the court to set aside a 2006 agreement relating to legal costs Zuma
And a planned PetroSA plant shutdown meant Eskom could not replenish diesel supplies
The man with a penchant for purple and paraffin has
started a political party
The mines are heading for liquidation again
There are three possible scenarios that might explain the party’s recent attacks and alignments
The application for a permanent stay of prosecution, lodged by Zuma’s legal team two weeks ago, will be argued over three days before next year
Like the Diakonia Centre, its founder lived for social justice and human rights
We look at Nomvula Mokonyane’s history in the water department to see what the reshuffle means for new portfolio
The salaries of the nine izinduna from the Nobamba tribal authority were suspended because of a boundary dispute
The president and his party face a difficult time in the months ahead and the outcome is far from certain
Reporting on allegations of harassment is not easy within the confines of the rules of journalism
The party has insisted that the former president’s appearance will not be used by groups for political gain