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’s State of the Nation address will be his best chance to rescue a presidency beset by sloppy governance and empty promises.
In the wake of the rape and murder of 17-year-old Anene Booysen, the M&G wonders whether this issue will get a mention in the State of the Nation Address.
Jacob Zuma’s administration has implemented some of the promises he made in last year’s State of the Nation address, but struggled to fulfil others.
A person who has worked closely with Jacob Zuma says Zuma does not have one kitchen Cabinet – he has different kitchen Cabinets.
Influential KwaZulu-Natal politicians have been implicated in a probe into election irregularities by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
We can cherish our cultural identities, but we can’t let politicians exploit small-scale cultural values, writes Chris Mann.
President Jacob Zuma has called for the harshest possible sentence for the men who gang-raped and mutilated a Southern Cape teenage girl.
It is clear President Jacob Zuma’s lawyers know the so-called spy tapes could be damaging and do not want them to get out, says the DA.
The M&G’s weekly guide to SA politics zooms in on the ANC and Cosatu’s brewing spat and calls for President Zuma to sack Communications Minister Dina Pule.
The first day of the Cabinet lekgotla has started in Pretoria, where ministers will discuss the upcoming year’s priorities.
The South African business sector feels the government is not consulting it on key economic issues and decisions, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.
Is a sober look at Cyril Ramaphosa, presumed successor to President Jacob Zuma, finally possible a month after Mangaung?
The big payback has started in the ANC and its freshly elected leadership is beginning to impose its control over some of its disloyal structures.
The R206-million spent on security at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla estate was not budgeted for the department of public works has said.
The ANC has allegedly not paid rent since taking occupation of offices in 2008 in a Cape Town building the family owns on the foreshore.
The reasons for the state spending such a staggering sum on President Jacob Zuma’s home are clearly of profound public interest.
Inequality can be eradicated but the policymakers need to get on board, writes Hlumelo Biko.
In this week’s Weekend 101: Zille’s stand-off with the New Age, Nkandlagate – again – and Patrice Motsepe makes a generous donation to the country.
Public protector Thuli Madonsela hasn’t mastered the foosball of political corruption as she squares off against President Jacob Zuma.
From Zuma to Zille, Chris Roper takes a look at the sad, stunted state of our threatened democracy.
The R206-million security upgrade to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, in KwaZulu-Natal, is "grotesque", says Cosatu.
Whatever happened to admitting you were wrong, asks Verashni Pillay, as she tracks the double standards of Moeletsi Mbeki, FNB, the ANC and more.
The Act government has used to back its funding of the security upgrades to Nkandla holds the owner of the national key point liable for the costs.
President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences to Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff following a nightclub fire that killed at least 233 people.
Thuli Madonsela’s investigation into the upgrade of Jacob Zuma’s rural home will continue despite the outcomes of a public works report on the matter.
The M&G is publishing a letter that dispels Thulas Nxesi’s insistence that Jacob Zuma knew nothing of the R200-million upgrades to his Nkandla home.
No state funds were used to upgrade President Jacob Zuma’s private rural residence in Nkandla, says Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi.
The public enterprises department is alleged to have leaned heavily on state-owned enterprises to enter into financial agreements with the "New Age".
President Jacob Zuma has congratulated South Africa-born actress Charlize Theron for scooping the World Economic Forum’s crystal award.
President Jacob Zuma should ignore the open letter written by Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko, says the ANC’s chief whip.
Following the furore over the FNB adverts, the Pimples find themselves stalked by a sinister figure making "treasonous" videos.
Everyone’s talking about the "New Age" business breakfasts and if it’s alright for parastatals to fund it. What’s the real problem with this deal?