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.
After a year of delay, President Zuma’s legal team says he is willing to set up a state capture inquiry before the end of the year
Student protests have erupted on some campuses, with students calling for the president to release the report.
“Without a correct diagnosis, there can be no cure” Thabo Mbeki calls on ANC members to embody OR Tambo’s values to revive the ANC.
The premier league wields more clout than the economically most powerful provinces
States and academics must collaborate or risk foreign experts taking over policy making
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s budget speech had some unsettling moments that had nothing to do with the financial realities facing the country
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‘What possible reason could the president have to delay the release of the report? To sow more chaos? You’d think he’d done enough of that already. ‘
The president has a seemingly endless arsenal of surprising counterarguments
The Finance Minister kept his cards close to his chest during his budget speech
As it re-enters the global economy, Iran is eager to foster relations with South Africa
The ANC presidential hopeful said her opinion is "secondary" to the courts on the rape allegations made by Fezeka Khuzwayo against the President.
Report of the Mdluli Detachment to His Excellent Highness Number One — Only Fifty Days to Go till Conference — and edited by a British spy.
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Politics editor Matuma Letsoalo’s Q&A with ANC presidential hopeful, Lindiwe Sisulu
The president had originally suggested the matter be sent back to Thuli Madonsela’s successor for further investigation.
Zuma has asked the court to set aside then public protector Thuli Madonsela’s order that he establish an inquiry to investigate state capture
"Any reasonable President” would have acted on allegations of state capture by now, an advocate for Busisiwe Mkhwebane told the high court in Pretoria
President Zuma is due to argue before the high court in Pretoria that he should not be forced to establish a commission of inquiry into state capture
The Sunday Times reported this weekend that a delegation from Russia had met with Zuma the day before he announced his 11th Cabinet reshuffle.
The Deputy President has been openly critical of the latest Cabinet reshuffle — the 11th since President Jacob Zuma assumed office in 2009.
The investigation into President Jacob Zuma and his pals the Guptas has now effectively been internationalised.
ANC veterans asked him to get the UK to probe those involved with the family in state capture
Amid the long series of Gupta emails, it can be easy to lose sight of the other instance of “state capture” — or even “country capture”.
The Veterans’ League says the executive is trying to fob off its job of tackling the Zuma mess
Mkuseli Apelni has challenged his ex-minister’s decision to suspend him, saying it’s Zuma’s job
The appointment of a new energy minister could pave the way for a nuclear deal despite legal, financial and civic obstacles
The president is sitting on the fees commission’s report, but Gigaba’s budget may show his hand
If a fresh indictment is served on the president, Gwede Mantashe wields the power to axe his boss
Zuma’s support could do more harm than good for the candidate’s ANC presidency campaign
Photographer, filmmaker and activist Peter McKenzie — ‘who wielded his camera the way other people use petrol bombs or saxophones’ — has died
The ANC secretary general is all for following tradition and putting the party’s interests first