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Zuma tackles corruption head-on
With corruption and fraud eating away at the South African public and private sectors, President Jacob Zuma has ordered his cabinet to come up with a plan. Full Story...
Pardon could be Zuma's gift to Shaik
Speculation is mounting that President Jacob Zuma will grant a full pardon to his friend, fraudster Schabir Shaik. Full Story...
Malema heckles Mantashe
There were fierce exchanges between ANCYL leader Julius Malema and his ruling party boss Gwede Mantashe at the alliance summit. Full Story...
Zuma downsizes salary hikes
President Jacob Zuma has heeded the concerns of his finance minister, Pravin Gordhan. Full Story...
ANC members 'recalled'
The ANC has confirmed that it has removed two of its senior provincial members from the national Parliament and the Western Cape legislature with immediate effect. Full Story...


New era: ANC leader Jacob Zuma was inaugurated as president of South Africa on May 9, 2009 Werner Beukes, Sapa


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Zuma spy-tape report mystery  2009-11-09 07:16:46
The investigation into how the National Intelligence Agency's secret "spy tapes" got into the hands of President Jacob Zuma's lawyers has been completed. Full Story...
Zuma will surprise us - McCauley  2009-11-08 08:18:39
He will go down in history as the president who has made a difference, says Pastor Ray McCauley. Full Story...
Stop attacking each other: Zuma  2009-11-08 10:33:43
President Jacob Zuma has warning ANC leaders that they risk destroying the ruling party, writes Sibusiso Ngalwa. Full Story...
Parties laud Zuma's Airbus decision  2009-11-06 07:24:41
President Jacob Zuma's cabinet appears to have passed one of its biggest tests so far. Full Story...
'We're free because of Zuma'  2009-11-04 07:21:31
President Jacob Zuma played a pivotal role in the freeing of convicted South African mercenary Niek du Toit, coup plotter Simon Mann and their accomplices from a notorious Equatorial Guinea prison. Full Story...
ID: Is the hotline just another smokescreen?  2009-11-03 19:12:28
Just how effective is President Jacob Zuma's hotline in the Western Cape? The Cape Times has tried for 20 days to establish just that, but in spite of daily follow-up calls, has no answer. Full Story...
TAC praises Zuma for Aids speech  2009-10-30 12:23:24
President Jacob Zuma's speech on Aids in Parliament marks the demise of state-supported denialism, the Treatment Action Campaign has said. Full Story...
Zuma issues HIV wake-up call  2009-10-30 06:53:51
President Jacob Zuma has said South Africans have to come to terms with the reality that the country is "not yet winning" the battle against the pandemic. Full Story...
20 Questions for President Zuma  2009-10-28 17:08:08
Have you been longing to ask President Jacob Zuma that specific question? Here's the opportunity to do so. Full Story...
Malema a philanthropist - ANC  2009-10-27 16:09:04
The ANC has come out in defence of ANCYL leader Julius Malema after President Jacob Zuma's statement caused ructions. Full Story...
ANCYL critics are 'jealous'  2009-10-27 13:16:30
The ANCYL is "the most formidable youth political organisation, not only in South Africa, but also in the entire continent and the world", spokesperson Floyd Shivambu has said. Full Story...
Jansen 'a racist that should be killed'  2009-10-27 11:48:57
Free State ANC Youth League Chairperson, Thebe Meeko, has launched a tirade against Free State vice chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen. [WATCH THE REITZ FOUR'S VIDEO] Full Story...
Zuma calls Malema 'leader in the making'  2009-10-26 07:12:53
President Jacob Zuma has described ANC Youth League president Julius Malema as worthy of inheriting the ANC. Full Story...
Shaik applied for pardon in 2008: DA  2009-10-19 13:41:02
Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik applied for a presidential pardon in April last year, according to the Democratic Alliance. Full Story...
'What has he got to hide?'  2009-10-19 12:54:07
The Democratic Alliance has asked Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe whether or not Schabir Shaik has applied for a presidential pardon. Full Story...
Officials duck questions on Shaik pardon talk  2009-10-19 12:29:01
Has convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik applied for a presidential pardon? Full Story...
Mokotedi Mpshe's affidavit answering the DA  2009-10-19 09:52:24
Acting prosecutions boss Mokotedi Mpshe answers the DA's legal challenge to his decision to drop charges against Jacob Zuma. Full Story...
You have failed, Zuma tells Cape ANC  2009-10-19 07:17:33
ANC leader Jacob Zuma has taken members of the party's provincial general council to task. Full Story...
Zuma's hotline goes unanswered: DA  2009-10-18 13:39:53
The DA has spent almost 13 hours trying to reach President Jacob Zuma's hotline during the past five weeks, with only five calls being answered. Full Story...
First Lady MaKhumalo's 'naughty grin'  2009-10-16 06:43:42
I don't like to boast, but this is the first time that a First Lady in a democratic SA has given a proper interview. It's an interview I now rate as the highlight of my career, writes Solly Maphumulo. Full Story...
State 'embarrassed' about arms deal  2009-10-16 09:43:42
Will South Africa be plunged into a fresh arms deal scandal? Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is set to meet President Jacob Zuma today... [VIDEO] Full Story...
R47bn arms deal scandal rocks shocked MPs  2009-10-15 07:33:11
In one of the most serious tests to President Jacob Zuma's cabinet yet, it will have to cancel a R47-billion freight aircraft transaction gone wrong. Full Story...
Now Manuel splurges on BMW  2009-10-13 06:54:29
Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has a new car which cost taxpayers nearly R1,2 million. Full Story...
SA's spying game  2009-10-11 22:12:23
The Zuma administration's restructuring of the security structure - if not carefully considered - could end up with new top security chiefs operating within the same old problematic system, writes Moshoeshoe Monare. Full Story...
Zuma hotline breaks confidential code  2009-10-09 08:21:16
A KwaMashu man is unhappy after an official manning the presidency's hotline disclosed his personal details, after he had made a confidential complaint about his ward councillor. Full Story...
Zuma nominates only one woman for Concourt  2009-10-05 09:18:03
President Jacob Zuma has made up his mind on who he wants to fill four judges vacancies at the Constitutional Court - and there is only one woman among them. Full Story...
ANC accused of lying about water cut-offs  2009-10-02 08:48:02
It was all a trap, says Premier Helen Zille about water cut-offs in the Western Cape. Read her letter to the ANC minister... Full Story...
Zuma assures Bench of respect  2009-10-02 07:33:05
President Jacob Zuma has attempted to strike a reconciliatory chord by making special mention of Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, who was passed over. Full Story...
Cops hail 'fighting fire with fire' talk  2009-10-01 06:26:55
Police officers on the streets have overwhelmingly supported President Jacob Zuma's warning that police will not hesitate when it came to shooting armed criminals. [READ ALL THE CRIME STATS] Full Story...
ANC's caucus stands by fraudster  2009-09-30 10:38:53
The ANC's parliamentary caucus has defended Travelgate fraudster Nyami Booi, and rejected the DA's call for the resignation of the ruling party's senior MP and former chief whip. Full Story...
ANC says sorry for 'greed'  2009-09-30 10:32:17
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has made an unprecedented apology to the people of the Western Cape on behalf of the regional ANC. Full Story...
'Police have no time to fire warning shots'  2009-09-30 07:22:10
The war on crime took on a deadly serious note when President Jacob Zuma threatened criminals with a shoot-to-kill policy. [READ ALL THE CRIME STATS] Full Story...
You must not fear, Zuma urges police  2009-09-29 11:57:58
President Jacob Zuma has urged police station commanders to speak up about the problems they face in the war against South Africa's rocketing crime rate. [READ ALL THE CRIME STATS] Full Story...
Zuma meets police  2009-09-29 11:20:06
Hundreds of policemen and women rose to salute President Jacob Zuma as he arrived in Pretoria. [VIDEO] Full Story...
Zuma to advise cops on crime fight  2009-09-29 08:51:57
A week after the crime statistics painted a grim picture, a thousand police station commanders will face President Jacob Zuma. Full Story...
President Zuma's full speech to the UN  2009-09-24 06:45:33
Address by the President of the Republic of South Africa His Excellency Mr Jacob Zuma to the 64th United Nations General Assembly Debate, New York, USA. Full Story...
Zuma pushes for more global support  2009-09-24 06:48:33
In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Jacob Zuma has said that the end of apartheid served as an example of the ability for co-operation on the global stage. Full Story...
Zuma warns succession plotters  2009-09-22 06:49:50
Cosatu has reminded ANC leader Jacob Zuma not to take workers' support for granted as another power struggle looms ahead of the ruling party's centenary conference. Full Story...
Zuma defends Manuel  2009-09-21 13:41:42
President Jacob Zuma has tacitly chastised Cosatu for its attack on minister in the Presidency, responsible for Planning, Trevor Manuel. Full Story...
Cosatu to discuss ANC relations  2009-09-21 10:44:13
There was singing and chanting from Cosatu delegates as President Jacob Zuma arrived in Midrand. Full Story...

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