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.
‘At some point one must assume that her ignorance is self-induced. That point has long passed’
An emergency rescue package would stabilise the nation, analysts say
‘At times like this, the city’s charm wears thin. Durban might as well be in Mongolia. Or Zimbabwe’
New proposals include more deputy secretaries general, two deputy presidents and strengthening the integrity commission
Heher says technical and vocational training colleges must become first-choice institutions
Kebby Maphatsoe, wary of Western ‘agents’, derides Ramaphosa as the white people’s darling
The prosecution is on behalf of former KZN Hawks head who alleges he was unlawfully targeted after he began an investigation into a Zuma associate.
White critics are often put on a pedestal — even when they’re telling us things we already know
The UDM are arguing that a Fees Commission recommendation of an income contingency loans will create an army of debt-trapped graduates.
The report looked into whether Zuma’s friends, the controversial Gupta family, had undue influence on the executive.
The EFF has rejected the Heher Commission’s report on the feasibility of fee-free education on the basis that it will create ‘class segregation’
What stood out at the Johannesburg launch of Jacques Pauw’s ‘The President’s Keepers’ was how incredibly white the audience at the book launch was.
President Jacob Zuma seems to be making a final push to secure the nuclear power deal before his tenure comes to an end. But it won’t be easy.
‘So any means that allow women who have suffered sexual violence to articulate their pain are to be welcomed’
‘Assuming to be true what we cannot yet know makes us vulnerable to manipulation, with consequences for both the innocent and the guilty’
For those named in the report, some things have changed and some have stayed the same
We need to think of corruption in South Africa as not only Gupta-centric
A by-election in Metsimaholo municipality is the first time the alliance will face off at the polls
One of the paradoxes of the post-apartheid ANC is that the party hasn’t seen fit to embrace the principle of ‘one person, one vote’ in its elections
At his book launch, Ronnie Kasrils said he asked former president Thabo Mbeki to contest for the role of ANC president.
After concerns of tax shortfall expressed during the medium-term budget, Gigaba wants to investigate the "ongoing negative perceptions" about SARS.
Removing a president won’t end corruption because global capital is part of the problem
The DA’s James Selfe says President Zuma must be personally liable for the legal costs of the spy tapes saga.
During an Oliver Tambo lecture at Kagiso, President Jacob Zuma said that he is ready to hand the baton to the next incoming ANC president.
NB Publishers said in a statement on Friday that they had received a cease and desist letter from the SSA.
With almost a third of branch nominations completed, Ramaphosa is leading the ANC presidential count but NDZ is certainly not out of the race yet
As formal state capture evidence mounts, the president batted away on charges of corruption in The President’s Keepers
‘South Africans are so inured to protests that a small protest at an NPA office in Cape Town barely registers’
The hopefuls all bury their individuality to be slaves to party dogma
Paddy Harper asks the party’s ‘unity’ presidential candidate whether his rivals have been wooing him
The defence of Dlamini came after Democratic Alliance leader asked the president why he had not axed her.
What a shame it is that even younger ANC leaders like Gigaba seem unable to imagine a politics beyond Zuma and the stagnation he represents.