… Siyangena Technologies, Zuma buddy Roy Moodley, Pretoria businessman Mario Ferreira and his dodgy lawyer Back in 2009, South Africa was in full-on preparation mode for the following year’s Fifa World Cup. …
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Jacob Zuma
Also known as: former South African President Jacob Zuma · Zuma · President Zuma · President Jacob Zuma · Erstwhile President Jacob Zuma · former President Jacob Zuma · uBaba · Mr Zuma · President of the Republic
Former South African President who attended a 2010 Epstein dinner in London and whose government was prevented from securing a two-thirds majority by Cope's 2008 formation.
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- October 2025
… For years, investigative journalists have covered the capture of Crime Intelligence by a “faction” in SAPS loyal to former president Jacob Zuma and his cash extractors. …
From Joshlin to Mthethwa to Kirk – how social media fuels confusion and conspiracy theories… He was a close ally of former President Jacob Zuma and was implicated in what is known in South Africa as the state capture inquiry, which looked into allegations of high-level corruption during Zuma’s presidency. …
South Africa's top diplomat in France found dead near Paris hotel- September 2025
… MK party claims shoestring donations Jacob Zuma’s MK party claims it received just R2.8-million in private donations before the elections. …
Mired in opacity — 10 hard truths about SA’s political party funding- July 2025
… It is generally accepted that without his intervention, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma would have won the ANC presidency. “This would have led to the continued supremacy of Jacob Zuma’s faction, and a likely party split. …
Ramaphosa confirms death of former deputy president David Mabuza, aged 64… Two, Molefe and Gama, are MPs in former President Jacob Zuma’s MK party. The charges brought under a quartet of laws seek to prosecute them from four angles, including dereliction of corporate and constitutional duty (charges under the Public Finance Management Act and the Compan …
Transnet State Capture Big Four face 32 charges of corruption, fraud and of being delinquent directors- June 2025
… Considering President Jacob Zuma’s history of a lust for personal power and for wrecking institutions, this was always going to be the case. …
The fatal failure of South Africa’s political opposition… This province voted for the ANC when former president Jacob Zuma was its leader, then appeared to move in the direction of the ANC and the IFP when Ramaphosa took over, only for large numbers to vote for Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe party in the last elections. …
ANC succession battle — the pros and cons of the top candidates vying for Ramaphosa’s job- August 2024
… THE ANC In South Africa, the ruling ANC’s failure over the past 30 years has been the belief that the party’s or leader’s interests – especially in the case of former president Jacob Zuma – represent the national interest. …
The Challenge of National Interest vs Party Interests… This is so because elections in Africa are seldom about issues, and if they were, then hell, Jacob Zuma would never have racked up those numbers and forced the African National Congress’ decline, such as seen recently in Satafrika. …
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Politics
Ramaphosa likely to survive impeachment despite Constitutional Court ruling
The News
A Constitutional Court ruling has forced Parliament to consider impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations concerning US dollars stolen from his home. However, analysis suggests it is unlikely he will be removed from office, as a two-thirds majority of MPs would be required and the ANC's interests appear to align with his remaining in power.
13 hours ago · The Namibian →
Today
Ramaphosa likely to survive impeachment despite Constitutional Court ruling
A Constitutional Court ruling has forced Parliament to consider impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations concerning US dollars stolen from his home. However, analysis suggests it is unlikely he will be removed from office, as a two-thirds majority of MPs would be required and the ANC's interests appear to align with his remaining in power.
13 hours ago · The Namibian →
Tuesday 28 April
NFP expels KZN legislator who blocked Zuma's party takeover
The National Freedom Party has expelled its sole representative in the KZN legislature, Mbali Shinga, after she defied party leadership to vote against a motion of no confidence in Premier Thami Ntuli in December, preventing the MK party from seizing control of the province.
28 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 2 April
South African army deployed to crime hotspots for one year
South Africa's military has been deployed to five provinces to help police combat gang violence and illicit mining. Security experts warn that military deployment rarely delivers lasting results without addressing root causes of crime, and residents express mixed views on whether soldiers will improve safety.
2 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 5 March
Mosiuoa Lekota's legacy beyond apartheid struggle honored
The Namibian's analysis of Mosiuoa Lekota, who died on Wednesday, argues that his role in forming the Congress of the People in 2008 was equally vital to his anti-apartheid activism. By breaking the ANC's political dominance, Cope's 1.3 million votes prevented Zuma's government from securing a two-thirds majority, shifted South African politics from racial to policy-based competition, and inspired the formation of other parties including the EFF and ActionSA, fundamentally changing the country's democratic trajectory.
5 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 4 February
Epstein used South Africa to prey on women, US files reveal
Newly released US Department of Justice records show convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated extensive ties to South Africa dating to the 1980s, networked with prominent South African businessmen and officials, and used scouts and intermediaries to recruit South African women and girls through modelling opportunities and employment offers.
4 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 2 February
Epstein Files reveal Zuma dinner in London during 2010 UK visit
Released US Justice Department documents show that former South African President Jacob Zuma attended an intimate dinner organised by late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein at the Ritz Hotel in London on 5 March 2010, during an official state visit to the United Kingdom.
2 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Zulu king's anti-migrant speech fuels xenophobia debate in South Africa
South Africa's Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini used a derogatory term for African migrants and called for them to leave the country during a speech in KwaZulu-Natal, drawing concern from human rights experts who warn his comments risk encouraging vigilante action against foreigners in a region already marked by anti-migrant tensions.
2 February 2026 · The Namibian →