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.
History will judge Jacob Zuma for his accomplishments and failures. But we might already know what it will say about him, says Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
The Western Cape High Court will rule on Thursday whether Parliament should debate the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma.
It is mere perception that the National Prosecuting Authority was politically influenced, acting head Nomgcobo Jiba says.
Kgalema Motlanthe offers support for the motion of no confidence against Jacob Zuma, and the battle over the spy tapes rages on.
Jacob Zuma did have a bond on his Nkandla home – and may still be paying it off – but the details of the loan raise more questions than answers.
Court documents show that President Jacob Zuma received a (relatively small) home loan from First National Bank. But the bank says that is impossible.
The ANC has backtracked on a decision to block the no confidence vote tabled against President Jacob Zuma in Parliament.
The ANC’s backtracking on moves to quash the motion of no confidence against President Zuma is one of other similar placatory moves by the party.
Opposition parties on Sunday lashed out at President Jacob Zuma for "misleading" the Parliament about the bond he had on his house in Nkandla.
A month from its elective conference, the apparent forces of change within the ANC are attempting to discredit Zuma’s re-election campaign.
A newspaper report has revealed that the land on which Jacob Zuma’s home stands is owned by the Ingonyama Trust, headed by King Goodwill Zwelithini.
Top prosecutors at the NPA were overwhelmingly in favour of pressing ahead with the corruption case against Jacob Zuma, says a newspaper report.
The eThekwini ANC has decided to back President Jacob Zuma for a second term at the ANC’s national elective conference in Mangaung in December.
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The continued insulting of the president does indeed need to be banned, says Kwazi Mthembu.
Insiders have debunked President Jacob Zuma’s claim that government employees support his proposal of a salary freeze for a year.
The battle for the truth about Nkandla is far more significant than the recent squabble between Helen Zille and a group of Zuma loyalists suggests.
The South African Communist Party has said African values demand respect for Jacob Zuma and criticism should be legislated.
President Jacob Zuma has told Parliament that he would not know how much the public works department had spent on his Nkandla home.
A dismissive tit for tat among intellectuals and the president will not help South Africa’s discourse, writes Rapule Tabane.
The smart money is still on ANC president Jacob Zuma being re-elected at the Mangaung conference next month, writes Matuma Letsoalo.
Hysteria and paranoia. That is what leaders of the ANC and the SACP accuse the press of when concerns about threats to freedom of speech are raised.
President Jacob Zuma managed to duck an impromptu debate on his fitness to hold office, but came out fighting on his Nkandla residence.
The SACP’s proposed "insult law" has been lambasted by critics, but archaic forms of a similar law exist in many countries.
What the SACP fails to realise is that the president needs to treat the office with dignity, it doesn’t give him dignity, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Kgalema Motlanthe’s inability to break the party line and openly campaign against Jacob Zuma for the presidency is damaging his chances at Mangaung.
Zuma plans his reign after Mangaung, while opposition parties table a motion of no confidence in the president in Parliament.
The direction of funds towards Nkandla speaks to a deeper malaise in our leaders, who are bent on satisfying their own needs, writes Verashni Pillay.
Indications are that Jacob Zuma will secure another five-year term as ANC president – but what will this mean for our politics, asks Nickolaus Bauer.
The ANC Women’s League in KZN has nominated President Jacob Zuma for re-election, while Gauteng’s Liliesleaf Farm branch favours Kgalema Motlanthe.
Opposition parties hate President Jacob Zuma and have a personal agenda against him, the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans’ Association says.
The branches of senior ANC leaders close to President Jacob Zuma have nominated Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe as ANC leader.