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.

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).

18 hours ago · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma was arrested Thursday and appeared in a court on terrorism charges for allegedly inciting violence through social media posts before and during riots that shook the country four years ago and left more than 350 people dead.. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, who is a member of parliament, was released on warning — which is ...

19 hours ago · Duduzane and his father, former president Jacob Zuma, arrived at the Durban Magistrate's Court on Thursday to support Duduzile. The Zuma family was also supported by MK Party supporters and MPs, who gathered in their numbers in the immediate vicinity and in an adjacent park on a scorcher of a 30 degrees Celsius morning.

Apr 2, 2014 · Jacob Zuma served as president of South Africa from 2009 until his resignation in 2018. (1942-) Who Is Jacob Zuma? Born in Nkandla, South Africa, on April 12, 1942, Jacob Zuma joined the...

Jul 8, 2021 · Jacob Zuma has achieved political ignominy as the first former president of South Africa to be sent to prison.

Aug 11, 2023 · South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been spared from returning to prison, with officials saying this is to ease overcrowding. Zuma, who was sentenced to 15 months for contempt of...

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.

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) [4] in what is now Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal is a South African politician. He was the President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. [5] In the 1960s, he was against the government of South Africa's policy of apartheid.

Nov 25, 2024 · Emeritus Professor of History, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, S.Af. Author of Subjugation and the Roots of Democracy in South Africa: The Struggle for the Eastern Cape, 1800– 1854.