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.
His inability to manage the ANC’s contradictions over economic policy is Jacob Zuma’s ultimate failure.
The deputy president says there will be "clear performance" from Cabinet ministers as Jacob Zuma wants implementation of the NDP.
Analysts have had mixed reactions to President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, which many say did not note the country’s economic pressures.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi and opposition parties have harshly criticised Jacob Zuma’s Sona, with some calling for a radical change to economic policy.
A frail-looking President Jacob Zuma delivered his State of the Nation Address, promising to improve the struggling economy and creating more jobs.
Analysts say Jacob Zuma should focus his State of the Nation speech on fixing the economy after a damaging labour strike and economic downgrades.
The president is under pressure to buoy investor confidence with his State of the Nation Address amid a credit-rating downgrade and ongoing strike.
The president will make his first public appearance in 10 days when he delivers his seventh State of the Nation address.
President Jacob Zuma will give his State of the Nation address this week, while elsewhere investors will focus on eurozone inflation updates.
President Jacob Zuma will resume public engagements next week after a period of rest, according to the presidency.
The metalworkers’ union seems to be attacking the networks of patronage created under President Jacob Zuma’s administration.
President Jacob Zuma has requested that ​Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa replace him at Epainette Mbeki’s funeral and the June 16 celebrations.
Following his release from hospital, President Jacob Zuma will miss government’s first meeting and continue to rest at home this week.
The presidency has announced that Jacob Zuma has been sent home from hospital to rest for a few days following a gruelling election campaign.
The president has been released from hospital after a small health scare. But he can ill afford to rest after years of watching his back.
A fake Zapiro cartoon showing Jacob Zuma undergoing a colonoscopy has caused outrage at a time when the president is in the hospital
Gwede Mantashe says ANC members will be taking time off to re-energise after the election campaigns, which "took its toll many of us".
President Jacob Zuma has asked Parliament to move the upcoming State of the Nation Address from June 19 to two days earlier on June 17.
President Jacob Zuma was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria for tests on Saturday, the presidency said.
Doctors have advised President Jacob Zuma to rest after he was admitted for tests on Saturday.
President Jacob Zuma says he will give a final report to Parliament about his Nkandla home within the next 30 days.
Who paid for the five new private homes that are part of the president’s homestead? The answer may prove to be the real Nkandla scandal.
How debt-saddled leaders are escaping public scrutiny of their liabilities to the taxman.
M&G readers speak their minds about the era of the EFF, about liberalism and Trotskyism and about presidential purging.
What makes it so treacherous for those seeking to cut through the NPA murk is that Mxolisi Nxasana cannot be considered a straightforward victim.
The ANC are going to the SA Human Rights Commission about an image of dogs urinating on a party poster sent out by senior DA member Mike Waters.
Jacob Zuma is due to meet the justice minister over Mxolisi Nxasana and other issues. But the president will have a tough time ousting him legally.
With apologies to creator George RR Martin and anyone else to whom we couldn’t pay royalties, the M&G parodies Game of Thrones with SA politics.
After a game of ministerial musical chairs that saw Nathi Mthethwa replace Paul Mashatile, Sean O’Toole wonders if Mthethwa is suited for the arts.
President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Peter Mutharika and assured him of South Africa’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Malawi.
The next leader of the ANC needs to be someone who is efficient and decisive – not another Jacob Zuma.
Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s promotion to the position of minister of energy seems a bizarre move.