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.
Hardliners in the party meet to strategise how to rubbish public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on Nkandla.
The warning to journalists not to photograph the site was a particularly low point in the charade.
The local clan members living around Zuma’s Nkandla homestead say he is their leader and entitled to everything he has.
In a fictional land, the ruler of a private residence, Nkandla, is determined to foil the public protector’s plan to bring about an end to the ANC.
Cabinet ministers and government officials have been protecting Jacob Zuma since the ANC’s 2007 Polokwane conference, at the expense of the people.
It’s hard not to see a co-ordinated campaign against public protector Thuli Madonsela’s office as she takes on her biggest battle: the Nkandla report.
Thuli Madonsela releases her final report into security upgrades at Jacob Zuma’s homestead at Nkandla. Here’s a rough guide of what to expect.
Parties have cozied up to royal family members, churches and students at the weekend in a bid to gain support as the national election draws nearer.
The ANC’s president told its guests of the party’s accomplishments since coming into government, saying it has created more jobs than ever in SA.
With less than two months to go until the 2014 elections, we take a look at some key points of the campaign trail so far.
From the Oscar trial circus to Number One getting booed yet again, we fill you in on all the news you need to know this week.
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has lambasted those who booed Zuma when he walked onto the pitch at FNB Stadium, adding that Zuma is a ‘tsunami’.
After Bafana Bafana lost 5-0 to Brazil, the president was booed by the crowd as he walked on the pitch to hand over the hosting of the next World Cup.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says it is "regrettable" that it has taken so long to submit changes to the executive ethics code to Parliament.
A member of the Economic Freedom Fighters has died outside the high court in Pretoria, where the party is fighting the IEC’s registration fees.
Almost two weeks after the uproar about a Nazi-style salute used by some students at the North West University, Jacob Zuma has criticised the event.
At the Presidential Indaba on Youth Jobs and Skills, Jacob Zuma said youth employment has grown and spoke of the importance of investing in the youth.
Zille says that SA’s progress is being reversed under Zuma and South Africans should be furious.
President Jacob Zuma has asked traditional leaders to use their resources and help their communities reclaim land – with the help of a good lawyer.
Speaking at the opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Jacob Zuma says laws governing land reform are in favour of land owners.
The ANC government, in particular under the Zuma presidency, has strengthened the judiciary’s independence, and findings otherwise are not factual.
Parliament has adopted a new rule that makes it duty-bound to ensure a debate of no confidence in the president is given due priority.
Questions remain unanswered about why Nxesi lied about the Nkandla task team report, which exonerated President Zuma from any wrongdoing.
President Jacob Zuma has told National Assembly that government would launch a drive to tackle poverty and inequality after the elections.
Jacob Zuma’s "good story” Sona speech criticised, Nkandla only cost R50-million (roughly), and how showing your pecs can land you in trouble.
President Jacob Zuma has called for intensified affirmative action policy after the elections.
Concern that SA’s president could face Marikana charges has led ANCYL leader Mzwandile Masina to lobby for a law that guarantees Zuma’s immunity.
There was a great deal of story-telling in Parliament as party after party tried to use the "good story to tell" phrase to their own end.
The ANC says Lindiwe Mazibuko’s warning of impeachment against President Jacob Zuma is nothing more than a rhetorical threat.
The DA’s parliamentary leader says the public works minister should be investigated for "misleading" Parliament on his task team’s Nkandla report.
This season’s blockbuster from Parlywood, "We have a good story to tell", may face a new villian: Lindiwe Mazibuko.
While ANC MPs stuck to the "good story" line, opposition parties in Parliament aimed to poke holes in last week’s State of the Nation address.