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.
In her book Fight for Democracy: The ANC and the Media in South Africa, Glenda Daniels explores the ruling party’s relationship with the media.
It’s that time of year when we remember our heritage and celebrate our cultural diversity. For the Pimples, it’s about letting it all hang out. Watch the video.
As Zuma detractors denounce and Malema makes merry, the Marikana tragedy is proving to be a decisive factor in the run-up to Mangaung. Watch the video.
The trial of two men accused of vandalising the painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed has been postponed to October.
In a letter to President Jacob Zuma, lawyers Maluleke, Msimang and Associates have questioned how the miners could be charged with the murders.
The presidency has been unable to confirm whether President Jacob Zuma has received a letter demanding the release of 270 arrested Marikana miners.
The Hoff is in town to promote Avastar, Zuma’s penis makes headlines yet again and Juju’s anti-Zuma bark is starting to bite. Catch up with Weekend 101
Insiders say that Kgalema Motlanthe is prepared to run for the ANC’s presidency, but not on behalf of any faction that hopes to trade on his success.
There’s been a lot of talk of leadership lately, at conferences in Sandton and among ordinary South Africans. Much of that talk is about its absence.
This week brings to a close the worst Women’s Month ever and it will help us to forget the humiliations that characterised it, writes Verashni Pillay.
What will happen when the ANC and its trade union allies are no longer unquestioningly accepted as the sole legitimate representatives of poor?
A court ruling that found the R10-billion social grants contract "illegal" has left many questions unanswered.
The artist of the latest explicit picture of the president, Ayanda Mabulu says his work is comment and no disrespect is intended.
Malema visited Aurora mine on Thursday to lambaste Zuma and Ramaphosa, and encourage miners not to go to work on Monday.
In a blistering anti-Zuma speech, Julius Malema has urged Aurora workers to fight for their rights, and unite to "make the mines ungovernable".
The survival and development of constitutional democracy depends ultimately on establishing a social practice that shapes the way people behave.
The reaction to a new painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed has been banal but in an interesting way, Eusebius McKaiser has said.
When the time comes to nominate new ANC leadership, the party’s eThekwini region will support President Jacob Zuma, its chairperson says.
The battle for the immoral high ground is a free-for-all in SA, but when it comes a showdown between The Spear and Juju, we’re all losers. FINISH HIM!
More has to be done to empower women and encourage female-owned businesses, which are integral to growing SA’s economy, says President Jacob Zuma.
The DA has complained to the Gender Equality Commission about Jacob Zuma’s recent remarks on women, while the Women’s League comes to his defence.
From Khanyi Mbau to Zuma’s take on single women, to a pastor who blamed Marikana on feminists. Verashni Pillay summarises the worst Women’s Month yet.
Readers express their views about the events that unfolded in Marikana last week.
Julius Malema has emerged victorious from the political free-for-all at the Lonmin memorial service, with government ministers being forced to flee.
President Jacob Zuma’s appointments to the prosecution service have poisoned South Africa’s sensitive criminal justice system.
The Marikana massacre has exposed an increasingly tense relationship between the ANC leadership and its fractious members in North West.
Julius Malema has proved why he is the master of rhetoric when he stirred up a crowd of mourners and forced government ministers to flee to safety.
The government has refused to release any information relating to developmental projects in the area near President Jacob Zuma’s homestead in Nkandla.
Jacob Zuma’s comments that it’s "not right" for women to be single, and that having children is "extra training for a woman" have caused dismay.
The Lonmin shooting has cost Zuma dearly, with Juju calling on him to resign – and divisions have begin to emerge within Cosatu too, on the Road to Mangaung.
Julius Malema has told striking Marikana mine workers that they should die for their cause, and urged other mineworkers to join them.
New Zealand-based Global Peace and Justice Auckland has blamed Zuma and the ANC-led government for a shootout at the Lonmin mine in Marikana.