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.
The NGO argues that disgraced judge cannot serve on a constitutional body he has constantly attacked
Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon
The party argues that the ANC was wrong about the law when it saw no legal impediment to his appointment
The civil rights group argues that it was irrational and that parliament failed in its duty to oversee the commission
The ANC secretary general has lashed at MK leader Jacob Zuma and the EFF for their attacks on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC in parliament
The public broadcaster has rejected the party’s demand that it not refer to the ruling coalition as a government of national unity as an attack on media freedom
There was a conciliation among political parties at the cabinet lekgotla on policies that have seen them at loggerheads
The former president could still ‘technically’ be an ANC member if he appeals the decision to have him expelled
The IEC set a hearing date despite the party’s bid to temporarily withdraw the case
The senior counsel capitulated like Courage, the Cowardly Dog during a broadcast interview
The commission said the African Transformation Movement’s bid to overturn the outcome of the May election is meritless because it has no proof to back its claims
Rule by coalition government compels parliament to rewrite its rules
John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour
Zwane quit his post because he could not balance work for the party and his business
The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC
Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process
So who will win the fight to control the aircon in next week’s cabinet lekgotla?
ATM president Vuyo Zungula said the party’s case was not dependent on another organisation and it was waiting for a court date
Budgets and policy positions look set to be political footballs when support is needed to pass tabled legislature motions
ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said more consultation was needed before the legislature elected representatives to the commission
Sifiso Maseko has been appointed as the interim secretary general
The former judge, who was impeached in relation to a bid to influence a case involving Jacob Zuma, said the party’s priority would be the nationalisation of land
People in the Ekurhuleni area that is named after the MK party’s leader believe it will bring positive change
Cupcake appears to have lost his patience along with the ANC’s parliamentary majority
He is turning to politics months after he was impeached by the legislature for trying to influence judges in Jacob Zuma’s favour
Ntuli said the IFP tried to talk to the ‘chaotic’ uMkhonto we Sizwe party but was stood up
MK party’s strategy to end ANC control of the Umzumbe local municipality has failed
The uMkhonto weSizwe party’s policies are on the extreme right while the confused Economic Freedom Fighters are best described as authoritarian populism
We need to find new and better ways to talk about our society
The Chief Justice preaches about the ills of corruption, yet hasn’t named media houses and journalists who benefitted from the SSA’s Project Wave
The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process
Ramaphosa’s enemies in the ANC voted for Jacob Zuma — and got John Steenhuisen instead