Articles containing the tag ‘jacob zuma
By Mvusi Ngubane On Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

Floyd Shivambu Hits Major MK Setback

The back-and-forth political career of Floyd Shivambu has hit a major setback. Early June saw news of his shift within the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party from Secretary General to Member of Parliament. This redepl... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Thursday, August 15th, 2024

Floyd Shivambu Leaves the EFF to Join MK Party

Floyd Shivambu has resigned from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party he co-founded with Julius Malema in 2013, to join Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. This was announced at an EFF press con... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Tuesday, January 30th, 2024

The ANC Suspends Jacob Zuma Following His Backing of the MK Party

The African National Congress (ANC) has suspended its former president Jacob Zuma, a month and half after he announced that he would not be voting for the party and pledged his support for the new Umkhonto Wesi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

Opinion on Zuma Sentencing Polarises Nation

The ruling of the Constitutional Court ruling that the former President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, hand himself over to the nearest police station to start serving a 15-month jail term, has cr... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 29th, 2021

Jacob Zuma to Spend 15 Months in Prison

Following the incident in which former president Jacob Zuma walked out of the Zondo Commission, the constitutional court, on Tuesday, ruled against the former president, found him guilty of contempt of court an... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021

Heads Begin to Roll as Gupta Investigations Gather Momentum

Heads have begun to roll because of the state capture as the Investigating Directorate of the National Prosecuting Authority begins making arrests. On Wednesday, the directorate announced that they have arreste... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, May 26th, 2021

Zuma Corruption Case Moved to 19 July as Dali Mpofu Joins Defence Team

Parties to the case in which former president Jacob Zuma is facing corruption charges, racketeering and fraud have agreed to have the case moved to the 19th of July to allow the prosecution enough time to perus... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Ramaphosa Revocation of Zuma Appointees Upheld by Gauteng High Court

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday handed down a judgement in which it ruled that former president, Jacob Zuma, erred in his appointment of senior advocates to head the prosecutions of various prov... Read more »
By Sinethemba Mandyoli On Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

Battle Ready for Mbangatha, Radley and Mayala

Boxing returns to the mother city on the 22 February at the Wynberg Military Base with an event dubbed simply “Battle Ready”. Local favorite Thembani “Baby Jake” Mbangatha who defends his WBF Africa Str... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, November 30th, 2016

Zuma Survives Another Attempt to Dislodge Him

In what has become akin to a cat that has nine lives, President Jacob Zuma of the Republic of South Africa has survived yet another attempt at dislodging him from the number one position, it emerged on Tuesday ... Read more »