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 past is helpful in understanding the predatory and violent nature of political factionalism in the province. But it doesn’t answer the question of how to fix it.
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The police minister told the Human Rights Commission the president instructed him to avoid violence in response to Jacob Zuma’s pending arrest as far as legally possible
The former head of the State Security Agency and Zuma ally did not come close to complying with the state capture inquiry’s rules for cross-examination, Zondo said
Whoever organised the unrest in response to the pending arrest of Jacob Zuma was responsible for the lethal violence that followed, the KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said.
The high court ruled banning the release of tax information was unconstitutional. Sars disagrees, saying is not only wrong but makes an exception of the former president
The national director of public prosecutions is up against internal stonewalling that is rooted in the Zuma years of state capture
Three days and three nights of skulduggery keep the Son of Man out of Durban’s mayoral parlour
Arthur Fraser had no discretionary power to grant Jacob Zuma’s release once the medical parole board found he did not suffer from a terminal condition, high court hears
The suspended national police commissioner told the SAHRC it was the first time the country had seen unrest that began at a level aimed at debilitating the police’s available resources
Those haggling over the keys to Durban city hall can’t smell the shit in the harbour
The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to correct this
On day two of the HRC’s hearings into the violent unrest of July, a witness was accused of minimising the anguish of the families of those murdered to protect the image of Indian residents
The application means it is unlikely that Hlophe’s bid to review the misconduct finding against him will be heard this year
Eskom has had 11 chief executives and countless board changes in 10 years, and its condition remains just as critical. Will another reshuffle make a difference?
The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
Imraan Coovadia’s new book examines how poison has shaped political affairs in Southern Africa
Burning a city and asking its residents to vote for you appears to have been a bit of a stretch for Durban’s electorate
In an affidavit to the high court in Pretoria, the former head of correctional services submitted this as a reason for ordering Jacob Zuma’s early release on medical parole though doctors disagreed
With many job losses caused by the looting and arson of July, the Midlands town faces an uncertain future
Judge Piet Koen set 11 April 2022 as the date for the arms deal trial to commence and if Zuma’s counsel signalled that they may seek leave to appeal, this is highly unlikely to force an umpteenth delay
Malibongwe Dubazane is contesting all 14 of the IFP-run Nkandla local municipality’s wards
The EFF has a stronger online presence than the ANC and Democratic Alliance
The deputy chief justice said all the former spy boss had to do to respond to bombshell testimony implicating him in state capture was to apply for a turn to testify
Jacob Zuma has laid charges claiming that Billy Downer, and the NPA, have irredeemably tainted the arms deal corruption charges that have haunted him since 2005
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?
From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates
The former president wants his supporters to stay in the ANC and fight for control of the party
During his watch the judiciary proved itself the proud guardian of the constitution, Zondo said, as Mogoeng slipped into retirement after a tumultuous decade
South Africans listened to the weird testimony of people who denied they looted the country’s coffers — except Zuma, who refused to respond
The chief justice we didn’t know we needed protected the independence of the judiciary through dark days but leaves an ambivalent legacy