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FILE: ANC President Nelson Mandela (left) and Jacob Zuma attend a two-day Convention for a Democratic South Africa (Codesa) on 21 December 1991, in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP.

Nkandlagate

YONELA DIKO: Jacob Zuma missed an opportunity to be great

By Yonela Diko

None would have expected that Jacob Zuma would turn against the people and take the country on a road to ruin, writes Yonela Diko.

  • FILE: Jacob Zuma (right) is congratulated by his attorney Michael Hulley as he is found not guilty of rape in the Johannesburg High Court on 8 May 2006. Picture: AFP.

    EXPLAINER: The decades-long legal battles of Jacob Zuma

    After decades of legal wrangling, the former president is finally in jail for what may be considered a mild offence compared to some of the massive scandals he has previously faced.

    394 days ago
  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead on 26 July 2015. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    KZN ANC: Media & analysts are obsessed with Nkandla

    The ANC in KZN says the majority of its members don't care about the Nkandla issue.

    2231 days ago
  • FILE. President Jacob Zuma answers questions in Parliament. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Zuma's reprimand of ministers described as a joke

    Opposition parties have dismissed the manner in which Zuma reprimanded ministers involved in the Nkandla saga.

    2296 days ago
  • President Jacob Zuma is facing arguably his toughest political fight following the Constitutional Court's ruling Nkandla. Picture: Dr Jack & Curtis/EWN.

    After the ConCourt ruling: The Nkandla Storm

    EWN looks at a chain of events which has rocked South African politics after the ConCourt's Nkandla ruling.

    2307 days ago
  • President Jacob Zuma answers questions in Parliament. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    SA's political landscape after Nkandla judgment

    EWN looks back at the last few weeks in politics – and everything that has unfolded since the Constitutional Court judgment on 31 March 2016.

    2308 days ago
  • President Jacob Zuma during his visit at the drought hard-hit at uThungulu District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal to monitor the delivery of water services and launch a drought relief programme in the area as part of the Government effort to support areas that had been affected by drought across the country. Picture: GCIS.

    Opposition MPs to again attempt move to unseat Zuma

    President Jacob Zuma faces a fresh bid for his impeachment in the National Assembly this afternoon.

    2316 days ago
  • President Jacob Zuma in response to the debate on the State of the Nation Address, National Assembly, Cape Town. Picture: GCIS.

    SACP says Zuma's apology isn't enough

    The party says it has called for a broader inquiry into the Nkandla matter.

    2318 days ago
  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma in response to the debate on the State of the Nation Address, National Assembly, Cape Town. Picture: GCIS.

    The 'New York Times' leads international calls for Zuma's exit

    In a damning editorial, the 'New York Times' said it’s time for the ANC's NEC to withdraw support for Zuma.

    2318 days ago
  • Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng delivers the judgment by the Constitutional Court on the Nkandla matter on 31 March 2016. Picture: Supplied.

    Full Text: ConCourt's damning judgment on Nkandla

    Read and watch the full judgment on the Nkandla saga handed down in the Constitutional Court today.

    2321 days ago
  • DA leader Mmusi Maimane speaks to the media at the Constitutional Court after the judgment on the Nkandla matter. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    DA tables motion to remove Zuma after ConCourt ruling

    Mmusi Maimane says he has tabled a notice of a motion resolving to remove Zuma from office.

    2321 days ago
  • A panel of judges sit in as Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng delivers a judgment on the Nkandla spending saga on 31 March 2016. Picture: Pool

    Nkandla: The ConCourt judgment summary

    Chief Justice delivers the Constitutional Court's judgment on the Nkandla spending saga and the powers of the Public Protector.

    2321 days ago
  • The Constitutional Court, situated between Hillbrow and Braamfontein. Picture: EWN.

    High hopes as ConCourt ruling on Nkandla looms

    Today’s ruling will settle a long-running dispute over Madonsela’s powers & clarify if Zuma broke the law.

    2321 days ago
  • A screengrab of President Jacob Zuma during The New Age Business Briefing at Grand West Casino in Cape Town on 12 February 2016.

    Zuma: Offering to #PayBackTheMoney is not an admission of guilt

    President Jacob Zuma insists he never said he would not pay for some of the Nkandla upgrades.

    2369 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema addressed the media outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on 09 February 2016 following the Nkandla showdown. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Malema: We were part of creating this mess

    Malema claims he was part of the mistake of electing Zuma as president & is now on a mission to rectify it.

    2371 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema leads a march through the Johannesburg CBD. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Malema: This is the beginning of the end for Zuma

    Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says Tuesday's Constitutional Court case is just the beginning of a process to ensure President Jacob Zuma is removed as the head of state.

    2371 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema walks ahead of party members as they march on the Constitutional Court on Tuesday 9 February 2016. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Nkandla showdown continues as EFF march to ConCourt

    The DA & EFF have argued President Jacob Zuma defied the Public Protector's orders on his KZN homestead.

    2372 days ago
  • Advocates representing President Jacob Zuma, the EFF, the DA and the Public Protector in the Constitutional Court during a hearing over the Nkandla debacle. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN.

    ‘Zuma defied Public Protector to protect his ill-gotten gains’

    EFF’s advocate Wim Trengove has told the ConCourt that Zuma has a duty to uphold the Constitution.

    2372 days ago
  • FILE. President Jacob Zuma's lawyers will tell the Constitutional Court this morning he did not disobey the Public Protector's Nkandla findings and never actually refused to pay back the money spent on his home.

    #Nkandla: Zuma's lawyers prepare for ConCourt showdown

    The president’s lawyers will tell the court he did not disobey the Public Protector’ findings.

    2372 days ago
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