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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Zulu: [geɮʱejiɬeˈkisa ˈzʱuma]; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan names Nxamalala and Msholozi.
6 days ago · Jacob Zuma is a South African politician who served as president of South Africa (2009–18). He held several leadership positions in his political party, the African National Congress, including the post of president (2007–17).
May 20, 2024 · Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running in next week’s national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to politics.
Jul 8, 2021 · Jacob Zuma is facing multiple corruption charges. On Friday, a judge will rule on whether or not to revoke his arrest, and on Monday the highest court of the land will hear his request to...
May 20, 2024 · Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified from running for a seat in Parliament in a national election because of a criminal conviction.
Jul 7, 2021 · NKANDLA, South Africa — Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, was taken into custody on Wednesday to begin serving a 15-month prison sentence, capping a stunning downfall for a...
Jun 29, 2021 · Former South African President Jacob Zuma was sentenced to prison by South Africa’s highest court on contempt charges after defying an order to appear before a corruption inquiry.
Jun 29, 2021 · South Africa’s highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday, a landmark move in the country’s long-running...
Apr 2, 2014 · Jacob Zuma is the head of the ANC and the President of South Africa. Learn more at Biography.com.
May 21, 2024 · Johannesburg, South Africa – After weeks of legal disputes and rulings from the country’s electoral commission and court, South Africa’s highest court on Monday barred controversial former...
Jacob Zuma's tenure as South Africa's fourth post-apartheid president began on 9 May 2009 and ended on 14 February 2018. He held office under a mandate from the parliamentary caucus of the African National Congress (ANC), which had governed South Africa since 1994 and which won comfortable majorities in the 2009 and 2014 national elections.
Former President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was born on 12 April 1942 at KwaNxamalala in Nkandla, northern KwaZulu-Natal. His early political consciousness was shaped by his cousin Muntukabongwa Zuma, who had fought in the Second World War and later joined the trade union movement and the ANC in Durban.
May 20, 2024 · South Africa’s highest court on Monday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma was not eligible to serve in Parliament, a decision that may deepen political turmoil in the country just over a ...
May 30, 2024 · JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (Reuters) - Six years after South Africa 's scandal-plagued former president Jacob Zuma was pushed out of office, he is backing a new party against his longtime political...
Dec 15, 2021 · South Africa’s High Court ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to jail, after setting aside an earlier decision to release him on medical parole, a court judgment showed on Wednesday.
Mar 29, 2024 · South Africa’s election authorities have barred former President Jacob Zuma from standing in the country’s May election, heightening political tensions as the vote approaches in a nation that...
May 20, 2024 · South Africa's highest court has barred former President Jacob Zuma from running for parliament in next week's general election. The Constitutional Court ruled that his 15-month prison sentence...
Jul 8, 2021 · Jacob Zuma is facing multiple corruption charges. On Friday, a judge will rule on whether or not to revoke his arrest, and on Monday the highest court of the land will hear his request to...
Jul 7, 2021 · Former South African President Jacob Zuma handed himself over to police late Wednesday, authorities said, to begin a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court.
Jun 29, 2021 · South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country's highest court. He has been given five days to hand himself in to police. Failing...
May 20, 2024 · South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running for parliament in next week’s general election. The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that Zuma’s 15-month jail...
Jul 8, 2021 · South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has handed himself in to police to begin serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court. He was admitted to Estcourt Correctional Centre in...
Dec 15, 2021 · JOHANNESBURG — Former President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, who was released from prison on medical parole in September, must return to serve the rest of a 15-month sentence linked to his...
6 days ago · Former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe party came in a surprisingly strong third in the May 29 election which saw the ANC lose its majority. MK won 14.6% of the vote which translated into ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Former president of the ANC and South Africa Jacob Zuma, waves to supporters after casting his ballot on May 29 during general elections in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
6 days ago · Former South African President Jacob Zuma is the leader of the MK party South Africa’s former President, Jacob Zuma, has said his political party - uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) - will join the ...
Jun 3, 2024 · Jacob Zuma, center, being greeted by members of his new political party as he arrives at the vote tallying center in Midrand, South Africa, on Saturday. Phill Magakoe/Agence France-Presse ...
Jun 7, 2024 · South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance has accused former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, whose spectacular electoral debut has upended the country’s politics, of ...
May 31, 2024 · Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who now leads the MK Party, waves to supporters after casting his ballot in Nkandla, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 during the ...
