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.
Some leaders were booed and old rivalries were hashed out in tribute speeches to the global icon.
Conferences are on hold after the posturing of Zuma fans and Magashule’s provocative words
It was surely the years spent in exile that engendered such a degree of paranoia in the ANC’s leadership of those years
State inaction over global warming is increasing inequality in the country
President Joseph Kabila’s opponents want Cyril Ramaphosa and SADC to take a much stronger line
The politician died in Kloof Hospital in Pretoria on Wednesday morning.
Monale Ratsoma, deputy director general of Treasury’s economic policy department, will lead the regional arm of the bank.
Cope National Chairperson, Pakes Dikgetsi, said Cope was extremely disturbed by the posture taken by the ANC supporters outside the court.
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The ANC says its members who support former president Jacob Zuma as he faces corruption charges should not do so in their capacity as party members.
The former president has told his supporters that he is being targeting because of his stance on radical economic transformation
The graft case against former president Jacob Zuma was on Friday postponed until June 8 after a brief 15-minute hearing at the Durban High Court.
Jacob Zuma appears before the Durban Magistrate’s Court.
Daddy did too, finding time to visit her family while his own reckoning looms
‘The DA, you see, has the added challenge of not only believing its own spin but also somehow appearing to be living it’
The Defend Zuma campaign will kick into top gear at the former president’s court appearance
The former president’s supporters plan to hold a night-long vigil before his court appearance on Friday
Former president Jacob Zuma’s comments were markedly different from those made by Thabo Mbeki
During his visit on Sunday, Zuma surmised that Ramaphosa “just had this gut feeling that he must come here on his own accord”.
It will be nice to have a few extra days to think about things besides Daddy and his cohort
Ramaphosa thinks they could win now, but others want veterans to help to build a winnable campaign
Cyril Ramaphosa has done well so far but more challenges relating to reigniting the economy lie ahead.
DG Dondo Mogajane says government is committed to phasing in fee-free higher education within the confines of the national fiscus
A court should consider a punitive costs order if Zuma’s counsel continues a ‘Stalingrad defence’
An indictment has been served on former president Jacob Zuma
An IRR report alleges that the budget allocated to VIP Protection Services exploded from R353-million in 2008/2009 to R1.5-billion in 2018/2019.
The ANC will not support Jacob Zuma in his upcoming corruption trial, but the party’s members can — as long as they don’t wear the party’s regalia
Former president Jacob Zuma is expected to be issued with a summons this week to appear in the Durban High Court in April on corruption charges
Jacob Zuma is being investigated by the Hawks for allegedly accepting a R1-million cash bribe in exchange for keeping Senzeni Zokwana in his Cabinet
KZN prosecutions boss, advocate Moipone Noko, said she will treat Jacob Zuma’s impending corruption case like “any other” high-profile matter
After 10 years of following the JZ story, I slept through Shaun’s decision to charge him
A delayed elective congress and ongoing Bafana bungles place the body’s credibility on the line