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.
An otherwise anonymous young woman is invisibilized so that the public can retain its focus on the main subject, the former president
Since the beginning his presidency, Ramaphosa and his deputy have been changing thing around
‘The pressure on Mahumapelo to step down is also not the first time attempts to unseat him have been made’
ANC poll czar in the Cape pins his hopes on Ramaphosa’s new dawn and the DA’s infighting
The upcoming provincial and regional conferences have been given the go-ahead, giving the faction impetus in its bid to re-establish a base
The Hawks have confirmed that an investigation into allegations that Supra Mahumapelo gifted Jacob Zuma with cattle worth R1.5-million is underway
But the former president’s supporters are fighting back, particularly in KZN
The infiltration of the media did not end with the demise of the apartheid government’s Stratcom operation
The former president has appointed lawyers to challenge a cost order worth an estimated R10-million in the state capture court case
The deputy president paid tribute to the stalwart in Pretoria on Wednesday
Judge President Dunstan Mlambo ordered that the Presidency pay costs, up to the present date.
Several members of the legislature have been calling for national leaders to intervene in what they now describe as a "totally dysfunctional" province
Last year in Parliament, Zuma refused to answer questions about his legal costs, and told the National Council of Provinces it was "not [his] problem"
Some leaders were booed and old rivalries were hashed out in tribute speeches to the global icon.
Conferences are on hold after the posturing of Zuma fans and Magashule’s provocative words
It was surely the years spent in exile that engendered such a degree of paranoia in the ANC’s leadership of those years
State inaction over global warming is increasing inequality in the country
President Joseph Kabila’s opponents want Cyril Ramaphosa and SADC to take a much stronger line
The politician died in Kloof Hospital in Pretoria on Wednesday morning.
Monale Ratsoma, deputy director general of Treasury’s economic policy department, will lead the regional arm of the bank.
Cope National Chairperson, Pakes Dikgetsi, said Cope was extremely disturbed by the posture taken by the ANC supporters outside the court.
Read DA leader Mmusi Maimane’s #DACongress2018 speech in full
The ANC says its members who support former president Jacob Zuma as he faces corruption charges should not do so in their capacity as party members.
The former president has told his supporters that he is being targeting because of his stance on radical economic transformation
The graft case against former president Jacob Zuma was on Friday postponed until June 8 after a brief 15-minute hearing at the Durban High Court.
Jacob Zuma appears before the Durban Magistrate’s Court.
Daddy did too, finding time to visit her family while his own reckoning looms
‘The DA, you see, has the added challenge of not only believing its own spin but also somehow appearing to be living it’
The Defend Zuma campaign will kick into top gear at the former president’s court appearance
The former president’s supporters plan to hold a night-long vigil before his court appearance on Friday
Former president Jacob Zuma’s comments were markedly different from those made by Thabo Mbeki
During his visit on Sunday, Zuma surmised that Ramaphosa “just had this gut feeling that he must come here on his own accord”.