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 former judge, who was impeached in relation to a bid to influence a case involving Jacob Zuma, said the party’s priority would be the nationalisation of land
People in the Ekurhuleni area that is named after the MK party’s leader believe it will bring positive change
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Cupcake appears to have lost his patience along with the ANC’s parliamentary majority
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He is turning to politics months after he was impeached by the legislature for trying to influence judges in Jacob Zuma’s favour
Ntuli said the IFP tried to talk to the ‘chaotic’ uMkhonto we Sizwe party but was stood up
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MK party’s strategy to end ANC control of the Umzumbe local municipality has failed
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The uMkhonto weSizwe party’s policies are on the extreme right while the confused Economic Freedom Fighters are best described as authoritarian populism
We need to find new and better ways to talk about our society
The Chief Justice preaches about the ills of corruption, yet hasn’t named media houses and journalists who benefitted from the SSA’s Project Wave
The party argues in court papers that its votes were ‘stolen’ because the IEC manipulated the voting process
Ramaphosa’s enemies in the ANC voted for Jacob Zuma — and got John Steenhuisen instead
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Broad agreement will be followed by talks to flesh out how the coalition will work
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The electoral court found that Khumalo was no longer a member of the party, a day after he filed a high court application to claim the right to be sworn in as an MP
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Parties will back Inkatha Freedom Party provincial chairperson Thami Ntuli for premier
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The party argues that the May vote was marred by material irregularities and demands a rerun within 90 days
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Parliament can proceed to elect the president without the party’s 58 MPs present
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The NF party wants a provincial cabinet seat in return for its support
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The party said its MPs would boycott the National Assembly in a bid to rob the chamber of legal standing when it elects the president
Now that the report cards have been handed out, cynicism and uncertainty rule
Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections
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The coalitions that will soon take place will determine the course of South Africa for years to come
Parties’ no-go areas are rapidly shifting as the deadline to constitute a government looms
The responsibility is on party leaders to move beyond their ideological positions and find each other — swiftly — and deliver on the mandate they received from their voters.
The politicians are haggling over our future but we citizens created the situation and so we need to fix it
As coalition discussions intensify, the party could end up making significant policy concessions to navigate South Africa’s uncertain future
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The secretary general said the only party that had been difficult to speak to had been MK, because Jacob Zuma was unreachable
Earlier this year, the ratings agency warned that a significant increase in the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio could knock its credit rating
Populist parties have made considerable gains in the wake of the government’s insecurity-inducing economic policies
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The former president’s lawyers accused Jabulani Khumalo’s legal representatives of abusing court processes
The ANC secretary general should join the ‘Takalani Sesame’ cast and leave politics
Saturday’s spectacle was a shameful episode for which we all bear responsibility
Leader Jacob Zuma has positioned himself as a scapegoat, the victim of an unjust judicial system, and an uncaring ANC