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.
Mavuso Msimang: “For the ANC to proudly defeat the spirit of the Constitution is not a victory. We voted overwhelmingly against the Constitution."
Old-school ANC grandee and chair of Corruption Watch SA Mavuso Msimang believes it is ‘shameful’ that the party voted against the Constitution.
The DA reported the Speaker and the ANC MPs who “abetted the President (Jacob Zuma) contravene the Constitution” to Parliament’s Ethics Committee.
Based on last week’s Constitutional Court judgment that found his conduct unconstitutional, a valid case of theft may be made against Jacob Zuma.
Several political observers have hinted that a recent spate of incidents – dismissed as random acts of crime – may be the workings of state security.
Readers write in about the ANC, President Zuma, parastatals and the Guptas.
Has the SABC fired or blacklisted so many commentators for holding anti-Zuma views that Hlaudi Motsoeneng has to step into the breach?
ANC veterans and civil society members met at the steps of the Concourt on Wednesday and demanded that President Jacob Zuma resign.
Jacob Zuma has announced the date of municipal elections, while the IEC has appealed to South Africans for a smooth registration weekend this week.
The future is making many South Africans a tad nervous, but the suspense is kind of exhilarating.
The National Assembly motion to remove Jacob Zuma as president was lost on Tuesday evening, with 233 votes against his impeachment.
Maimane lambasted ANC MPs at the parliamentary debate on a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday.
On Tuesday the Presidency issued a statement saying the Concourt did not find that President Jacob Zuma broke his oath of office. Experts disagree.
Opposition MPs demanded that Parliamentary Speaker Baleke Mbete recuse herself as they said she was implicated in the Concourt’s Nkandla judgment.
While the process to impeach a South African president is straightforward, there is one big hurdle to face first.
The National Assembly is debating an impeachment motion tabled by DA leader Mmusi Maimane to have Zuma removed from office. Watch it live here.
Calls for President Jacob Zuma’s removal from office have had support from some ANC stalwarts, including Ahmed Kathrada and a few ANC Gauteng members.
The SA National Defence Force also warned against using its members to advance or pursue political ambition, saying it would not be tolerated.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday that the ANC needs to rediscover and reclaim its original purpose.
President Jacob Zuma’s nephew, Khulubuse, has responded to news that he has been named in the leaked Panama Papers.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has requested that the public protector add further costs for non-security features built at Nkandla.
President Zuma’s nephew Khulubuse Zuma caused the loss of thousands of jobs after stripping assets at now failed mining company Aurora.
Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth – the feathers in our president’s cap.
The president’s office has kept mum on allegations that Khulubuse Zuma stashed away money in the British Virgin Islands in 2010.
Promising that water delivery would top the agenda, President Jacob Zuma had supporters at an imbizo in KwaZulu-Natal hanging on his lips.
In a united party, when the leader steps down, the deputy steps up to fill his shoes. In a divided ANC though, things are more likely to fall apart.
"The president humbled himself and apologised to the nation," ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Friday.
The ANC addresses the media following a meeting of the Top Six where they discussed the ConCourt judgment on Nkandla upgrades.
Opposition parties speculate on whether the president will step down on Friday.
The president is addressing the nation on his response to the Constitutional Court judgment on the security upgrades at Nkandla.
Sources have told the Mail & Guardian that Jacob Zuma intends to give Nkandla to South Africa instead of paying back the money he owes.
“The whole country now waits with bated breath to hear whether […] the ANC will do the right thing and relieve us of this crippling nightmare.”