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.
President Jacob Zuma steeled himself for his first oral question session of the year, and hit back at his critics over Nkandla and dodging Parliament.
The president has said he is waiting for the minister of police to determine if he benefited unduly from the upgrades before paying back any money.
The president doesn’t derive his power from executive decree; his decisions can be reviewed by the courts.
Readers are divided about President Zuma and have their say about patriotism and Nkandla.
Only the courts and civil society can stem the drift from constitutionalism to an unfettered executive.
From Twitter commentary to Presidency spokesperson Mac Maharaj’s response, Thuletho Zwane rounds up news about Jacob Zuma allegedly getting poisoned.
Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj says a newspaper report that Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma poisoned the president is "based on total speculation ".
"… That will never happen again and we did not know about it and we are condemning it," the president said, adding that it was "uncalled for".
Amid the drama before the State of the Nation address and the confusion that followed, much of what Jacob Zuma had to say in his speech was lost.
Economic Freedom Fighters and Democratic Alliance MPs sat stony-faced as the president delivered his reply to the Sona debate.
Increasingly, we are looking to senior members of the ANC to put the country before their political careers and bank balances.
State Security Minister David Mahlobo has conceded that the signal jamming ahead of the State of the Nation address was an “operational error”.
The Human Rights Commission is assessing complaints about Jacob Zuma’s Jan van Riebeeck and Baleka Mbete’s "cockroach" comments made at ANC events.
The distances the kids next door have to cover to get to school are lost on Zuma, who is blindly feathering his nest, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
The DA’s Mmusi Maimane told Jacob Zuma that he had "broken" Parliament, adding that he was "a broken man presiding over a broken society".
SACP in KZN warns that some of the events at eThekwini branches were no different to what happened in Parliament last Thursday.
South African media houses will go to court to prevent any future attempts to unlawfully block communication signals during parliamentary sessions.
ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete attacked "cockroach" Julius Malema and the EFF when she addressed the North West provincial conference on Saturday.
Unsurprisingly, President Jacob Zuma displayed some unacceptable behaviour during the chaos in Parliament when EFF MPs were escorted out.
The divisions in the EFF are now apparent. But while Zuma remains in power, the EFF will always have something to bind it.
President Jacob Zuma said the "War Room", established in December, was working with Eskom to stabilise electricity supply and contain load shedding.
Dramatic footage recorded inside Parliament shows security personnel dragging and pushing members of the EFF out of the House.
EFF members were thrown out of Parliament after they disrupted President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, and the DA walked out in protest.
With the economy in a precarious state, and the load-shedding crisis adding to the country’s woes, President Jacob Zuma is under pressure.
From colonialism to apartheid and the present, South Africa’s fate appears to be guided by its libido.
As the president’s State of the Nation address draws near, the federation is asking for extra government spending to boost the ailing economy.
The dropping of corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma will be back on the courts roll as the NPA opposes the DA’s call to review the case.
It’s tough being middle class when circumstances conspire to deprive you of basics such as running water and electricity, writes Adrian Ephraim.
President Jacob Zuma has accused the EFF of using the Nkandla issue to score political points by disrupting Parliament.
President Jacob Zuma has established the terms of reference for the inquiry into NPA boss Mxolisi Nxasana’s fitness to hold office.
All the whitewashing after Jackie Selebi’s funeral looks suspiciously like another attack from Zuma’s circle on the National Prosecuting Authority.
A leaked transcript sheds new light on the saga of the family linked to Jacob Zuma using Waterkloof as its personal airport for wedding guests.