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Zuma was born in the rural region of Nkandla, which is now part of the KwaZulu-Natal province and the centre of Zuma's support base. He joined the ANC at the age of 17 in 1959 and spent ten years in Robben Island Prison as a political prisoner. He went into exile in 1975 and was ultimately appointed head of the ANC's intelligence department.
The compound is situated on Nxamalala Farm in the rural region of Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, [4] where President Jacob Zuma was born and raised. The land is owned by the Ingonyama Trust, which, through Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, administers KwaZulu-Natal's traditional lands on behalf of the state for the benefit of its occupants. [5]
He was elected following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki and briefly served before being succeeded by Jacob Zuma, who later appointed Motlanthe deputy president. 4 Jacob Zuma (born 1942) 2009 2014: 9 May 2009 24 May 2014 8 years, 281 days 25th: ANC: Zuma I (Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3) 24 May 2014 14 February 2018 26th: Zuma II (Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
Former South African President Jacob Zuma was barred Monday from running for Parliament in next week's national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to ...
Zuma's new party, called uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation), or the MK Party, is the newest threat to the ANC. The Constitutional Court ruling doesn't prevent the party from contesting the election but stops Zuma serving as one of its lawmakers. MK launched its manifesto at a soccer stadium on Saturday, with Zuma at the center of the rally.
Former President Jacob Zuma on Saturday denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he would vote for a newly-formed political formation in South Africa's general ...
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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.