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.
Gwede Mantashe has expressed concern that the Hawks sent questions to Pravin Gordhan just four days before the budget.
Pravin Gordhan pulled into Hawks investigation of Sars, in what seems to be a proxy war between the president and the finance minister.
Pravin Gordhan has warned in this budget that South Africa is at risk of becoming a “kleptocracy” if there is no improvement in business ethics.
President Jacob Zuma will lead a high-level delegation tasked with facilitating talks in the conflict-ridden country.
Ugandans ‘deserved better’, says the US as African observer missions and presidents praise the election that saw Yoweri Museveni reinstalled.
President Jacob Zuma has told journalists why he appointed his ‘trained finance and economic comrade’ David van Rooyen to the critical portfolio.
Not since Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster prison 26 years ago have investors been gloomier about South Africa’s economy.
Insults and an EFF walkout aside, it was strictly business for President Jacob Zuma and Co during the Sona debate.
Government will work to avert a downgrade and focus on fixing domestic issues that have thwarted confidence in SA’s economy, the president said.
Ace Magashule has defended the family’s right to do business with govt amid the furore over their lucrative links to Jacob Zuma and top ANC leaders.
South Africa has never reached an embedded democratic state and global patterns suggest it has a higher chance of falling back into an autocracy.
Insults, nursery rhymes and fairytales: Here are the best quotes from the first two days of the State of the Nation address debate.
Both ANC and opposition MPs happily drew on fantasy and storytelling to insult one another in the first day of the State of the Nation debate.
Was there perhaps widely felt criticism hidden in the praise singer’s exaltation of President Jacob Zuma at the 2016 State of the Nation Address?
During the parliamentary debate on the State of the Nation address, DA leader Mmusi Maimane slammed the president for living in a ‘parallel universe’.
The former president has accused retired judge Chris Nicholson of putting a "judicial stamp of approval" on allegations against him.
From load-shedding to HIV, how accurate were President Jacob Zuma’s claims during his State of the Nation address last week?
Analysts say Zuma’s speech failed to show meaningful change in policy direction and is unlikely to stand in the way of a credit rating downgrade.
President Jacob Zuma opted for a safe approach as he delivered a speech that was clearly meant to appease investors and the ANC’s alliance partners.
From nuclear to belt-tightening: If you didn’t last through Jacob Zuma’s speech, we’ve got you covered with these five quick highlights.
The EFF caucus, chanting ‘Zupta must fall’, were escorted out of Parliament for disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address.
It is unlikely the president will announce structural changes today, despite education in dire need of major restructuring and an economy in decline.
The president will deliver his annual address to the nation today, just two days after the Concourt reserved judgment in an application against him.
President Jacob Zuma’s about-turn on Nkandla could affect his loyal supporters, although the ANC isn’t likely to throw them out into the cold.
Jacob Zuma suddenly seemed to abandon the last shreds of his defence during Constitutional Court proceedings this week.
President Jacob Zuma’s lawyer has conceded that the Public Protector’s findings were binding and her report on Nkandla ‘has to be complied with’.
The president will reportedly look to patch up ties with business leaders on Tuesday – just two days before the State of the Nation address.
As controversy rages about “state capture” by the president’s friends, they team up with Denel to profit from the sale of its products in the East.
Cosatu has threatened to strike over Zuma signing the 2015 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill into law, but Sdumo Dlamini still respects the president.
Zuma’s force is spent, how long he clings on for is largely irrelevant and the ANC is fresh out of ideas
The Zuma case tops the billing, followed by decisions about Hlophe and Pistorius
President Jacob Zuma’s colleagues and allies are increasingly finding the courage to confront him.