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 country’s role in Africa has diminished somewhat since the Thabo Mbeki era and Ramaphosa is losing relevance
The two leaders are seen as highly influential in KwaZulu-Natal, where the ruling party is bleeding votes
The summons was based on a certificate that gave the former president no cover to pursue a private prosecution against his successor
The government will predictably object that taxpayers are sabotaging transformation, the same old argument whenever they face accountability
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Zondo to the top post despite the JSC recommending justice Mandisa Maya
But the opposition coalition led by the DA can’t stop fighting about who is boss for long enough to agree on a Jozi mayoral candidate
The sugar industry’s struggle tells a bigger story of the risks of South Africa’s deindustrialisation
The president is seeking a final interdict preventing his predecessor from pursuing such a step “now or in future”
When the president merged the mining and energy departments under his most powerful lieutenants he made a decision that would come back to bite him
The provincial leaders used Zuma’s popularity to further their political careers, according to expelled cadre Carl Niehaus
The delay has been forced by the former president’s latest application challenging the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
The president has been burned before by his administration setting expectations too high. The past five years has put the country’s real prospects into focus
The retired judges, facing a probe over the arms deal inquiry, said the act was flawed in allowing the JSC to discipline judges no longer in active service
With only three candidates shortlisted, the JSC will again not be able to fill a vacancy that arose at the constitutional court in late 2021
The party’s top six leaders agreed with the former president’s letter at a meeting, saying they had not received a proper brief on Phala Phala from Cyril Ramaphosa
The ANC’s top seven officials are expected to meet former president Thabo Mbeki after he wrote a scathing letter to deputy president Paul Mashatile
Former president says closing ranks around Ramaphosa alienates the masses
Provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo says Zondo is playing politics and ‘needs to be stopped’
The ANC has been embroiled in corruption allegations, yet its members and leaders continue to defend the party, keeping it in power
The former president’s counsel was misreading the law in an attempt to pin charges on state prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan, the court heard
It is an abuse process designed to lay the ground for the next, counsel for the arms deal corruption prosecutor told the Pietermaritzburg high court
Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violenc
The stayaway will test the party’s leadership, machinery and ability to mobilise its supporters on the streets and in the election booths
The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures
The example of the Road Accident Fund raises the question of whether the law, as applied by officials, is protecting people
Political rhetoric can’t plaster over the city’s divides and rewrite its haunted past
The high court will next month hear applications by the state prosecutor and journalist Karyn Maughan to have the case against them set aside
Zuma’s legal team confirm it will soon file for Billy Downer to be removed as prosecutor
With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned
The government was advised by Eskom executives to invest in infrastructure to replace old power plants and to meet increased demand
In 1997, the warning bells were ringing that South Africa faced a dark future because Eskom would run out of capacity to supply a growing populace and an expanding economy
A 2018 state security report, the Zondo commission report
and a 2015 report on social cohesion in KwaZulu-Natal warned of problems