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.
President Jacob Zuma has tried to play down the effect of labour unrest on the economy but managed to trigger a nearly 3% plunge in the rand.
South African gold-mining stocks surged to a four-year high as the nation’s currency plummeted and pushed the rand-price of gold higher.
South Africa faces some tough economic times and Daft Punk releases their first album in eight years – it’s all on Weekend 101 this week.
President Jacob Zuma hopes to restore confidence in the mining industry with the appointment of a ministerial team to tackle problems in the sector.
A man who was convicted of disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s centenary lecture in Cape Town has been given a community service sentence.
In the world of finger pointing and name dropping there can be only one winner. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
Budget cuts and unpopular decisions – including its case against Glynnis Breytenbach – are eroding public trust in the National Prosecuting Authority.
Nine months ago the Airports Company of SA embarrassed itself. Now, thanks to accidental timing, the embarrassment turns towards a mid-Guptagate Zuma.
President Jacob Zuma says HIV/Aids is major problem facing Africa, which has borne a significant burden as a result of the disease.
A report into Guptagate makes reference to ‘Number 1’. Sarah Evans and Phillip De Wet discuss how it greases the wheels of the corruption.
President Jacob Zuma has warned that that wildcat strikes have the potential to wreck the South African economy and impoverish the country.
The "moral decay" President Jacob Zuma complains about is plainly visible in the ANC’s echelons of power.
The Constitutional Court has found that President Jacob Zuma’s decision to increase magistrates’ salaries by 5% was not irrational.
President Jacob Zuma has condemned the practice of using his name and that of Cabinet ministers to secure privileges and violate state procedures.
The way claims were instituted between 2006 and 2010 and then neglected shows President Jacob Zuma was not serious about them, says a report.
President Jacob Zuma has expressed shock and outrage at the deaths of 27 boys who attended initiation schools in Mpumalanga.
Opposition parties have blamed President Jacob Zuma for the controversial Waterkloof Air Force Base landing of a plane carrying Gupta wedding guests.
Four children, including an eight-year-old, have been removed from "lolli lounges" in Eldorado Park, says Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has downplayed the practice of name-dropping as an inherently South African problem.
The response to the Gupta debacle is indicative of a state only dealing with the symptoms rather than the cause of its ills, writes Nickolaus Bauer.
Name-dropping has been blamed for the unlawful landing of an aircraft carrying guests to the Gupta family wedding at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.
President Jacob Zuma, political parties and the broadcasting community has expressed shock and sadness at the death of SABC presenter Vuyo Mbuli.
If Jacob Zuma’s visit was meant to win votes, he’ll have to deliver on his promises in double-quick time, writes Sipho Kings.
The intelligence services may be worse off now than we were during the most precarious moments of the Zuma/Mbeki transition.
To see the resilience of South Africans, take a look at some of the responses to our latest problems, writes Rapule Tabane.
Gauteng will set up a task team to fight drug abuse in Eldorado Park, says Premier Nomvula Mokonyane’s office.
Justin Bieber traces the history of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid. A well-known voice of the oppressed, Bieber provides priceless insight.
Although Jacob Zuma’s visit to Eldorado Park was welcomed, there will have to be some action before it looks like anything more than electioneering.
In what could be interpreted as the first unofficial election campaign, President Jacob Zuma descended on Eldorado Park to promise help.
Eldorado Park residents have had enough of drug peddlers and want swift action from President Jacob Zuma, a resident has said.
The Guptas have been accused of using food to sway decisions in favour of President Jacob Zuma at an ANC North West branch meeting, states a report.
A heart-rending letter from residents in Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, has prompted President Jacob Zuma to plan a visit to the community.