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{{Infobox Officeholder
|honorific-prefix = <small>[[Excellency|His Excellency]]</small><br/>
|name = Jacob Gedleyihlekisa 'Msholozi' Zuma
|image = Jacob G. Zuma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg
|office = [[President of South Africa]]
|deputy = [[Kgalema Motlanthe]]
|term_start = 9 May 2009
|term_end =
|predecessor = [[Kgalema Motlanthe]]
|successor =
|office2 = [[African National Congress|President of the African National Congress]]
|deputy2 = [[Kgalema Motlanthe]]
|term_start2 = 18 December 2007
|term_end2 =
|predecessor2 = [[Thabo Mbeki]]
|office3 = [[Member of Parliament]]
|term_start3 = 1999
|term_end3 = 2005
|office4 = [[Deputy President of South Africa]]
|term_start4 = 14 June 1999
|term_end4 = 14 June 2005
|president4 = [[Thabo Mbeki]]
|predecessor4 = [[Thabo Mbeki]]
|successor4 = [[Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka]]
|birthname = Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
|birth_date = {{Bda|df=y|1942|4|12}}
|birth_place = [[Inkandla]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[African National Congress]] <small>(1959–present)</small>
|otherparty =
|spouse = Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo <small>(1973–present)</small><br>Kate Zuma <small>(1976–2000)</small><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/4127176/ANCs-Jacob-Zuma-to-marry-for-fifth-time.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=ANC's Jacob Zuma to marry for fifth time | first=Sebastien | last=Berger | date=2009-01-05 | accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref><br>[[Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma|Nkosazana Dlamini]] <small>(1982–1998)</small><br>Nompumelelo Ntuli <small>(2008 – present)</small><br>Thobeka Mabhija <small>(2010–present)</small><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8434865.stm | work=BBC News | title=SA's Zuma marries his third wife | date=2010-01-04 | accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref>
|children = 20
|religion = [[Protestantism]], [[Church of God|Full Gospel Church of Southern Africa]] <ref>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=vn20070506095935384C518838</ref>
}}
'''Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma''' (born 12 April 1942) is the [[President of South Africa]],<ref name="sabc-outgoing-president">{{Cite news
|title=Zuma sworn in as SA's fourth democratic President
|url=http://196.35.74.238/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=82f7f279f6421210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&channelPath=home
|publisher=SABC
|date=2009-05-09
|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> [[South African presidential election, 2009|elected]] by parliament following his party's victory in the [[South African general election, 2009|2009 general election]].

Zuma is the President of the [[African National Congress]] (ANC), the governing political party, and was [[Deputy President of South Africa]] from 1999 to 2005.<ref name="anc-bio">{{cite web
|url=http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?doc=people/zumaj.html
|title=Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
|accessdate=2007-12-11
|publisher=The Presidency}}</ref> Zuma is also referred to by his initials '''JZ'''<ref>{{cite news
|first=Nondumiso
|last=Mbuyazi
|title=JZ receives 'death threat'
|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20080913085548154C821827
|work=[[The Star (South Africa)|The Star]]
|page=4
|date=2008-09-13
|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref> and his [[isibongo|clan name]] '''Msholozi'''.<ref>{{cite news
|first=Jeremy
|last=Gordin
|title=So what are Msholozi's options?
|url=http://www.sundaytribune.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4586569
|work=Sunday Tribune
|date=2008-08-31
|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref><ref name="lander2007">{{cite news
|first=Alice
|last=Lander
|title= Durban basks in Zuma's ANC victory
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7151935.stm
|work=BBC News
|date=2007-12-19
|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref> Zuma became the President of the ANC on 18 December 2007 after defeating incumbent [[Thabo Mbeki]] at the [[52nd National Conference of the African National Congress|ANC conference in Polokwane]]. Zuma was also a member of the [[South African Communist Party]] (SACP),<ref name=beresford/> briefly serving on the party's [[Politburo]] until he left the party in 1990.<ref>{{cite book|title=Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred|first=Mark|last=Gevisser|year=2007}}</ref>
On 20 September 2008, Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation after being recalled by the [[African National Congress]]'s [[National Executive Committee (African National Congress)|National Executive Committee]],<ref name="bbc2008-09-20">{{cite news
|title=SA's Mbeki says he will step down
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7626646.stm
|publisher=BBC news
|date=2008-09-20
|accessdate=2008-09-21 | location=London}}</ref> following a conclusion by Judge Nicholson of improper interference in the [[National Prosecuting Authority|National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)]], including the prosecution of Jacob Zuma for corruption.{{Citation needed|reason=previous citation was to http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa, which redirect to main page of news24|date=May 2010}}

Zuma has faced significant legal challenges. He was charged with rape in 2005, but was acquitted. In addition, he fought a long legal battle over allegations of [[racketeering]] and [[political corruption|corruption]], resulting from his financial advisor [[Schabir Shaik]]'s conviction for corruption and [[fraud]]. On 6 April 2009, the National Prosecuting Authority decided to drop the charges citing political interference.

==Life and career==
===Early years===
Zuma was born in [[Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal|Nkandla]], [[Natal Province|Zululand]] (now part of [[KwaZulu-Natal]]).<ref>Gordin, J: ''Zuma, A Biography'', page 1. Jonathan Ball, 2008.</ref> His father was a policeman who died when Zuma was still a young boy, and his mother a domestic worker.<ref>Gordin, J: ''Zuma, A Biography'', page 4. Jonathan Ball, 2008.</ref> He only attended school up to standard 3 (the fifth grade at school) and did not receive any formal schooling after primary.<ref>[http://www.anc.org.za/people/zumaj.html Zuma's biography on ANC website], accessed on 30 May 2009, states that Zuma received no formal schooling.</ref> He spent his childhood moving between [[Natal Province|Zululand]] and the suburbs of [[Durban]] in the area of Umkhumbane (near Chesterville). He has a brother, Michael. <!-- Any more known about siblings ? -->

===Imprisonment and ban===

Zuma engaged in [[politics]] at an early age and joined the [[African National Congress]] in 1959. He became an active member of [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]] in 1962, following the banning of the ANC in 1961. He joined the [[South African Communist Party]] (SACP) in 1963.<ref name=beresford/> In 1963, he was arrested with a group of 45 recruits near [[Zeerust]] in the western [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]], currently part of the [[North West Province (South Africa)|North West Province]]. Convicted of conspiring to overthrow the Apartheid government which was led by White Minorities, he was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, which he served on [[Robben Island]] with [[Nelson Mandela]] and other notable ANC leaders who were also imprisoned there. Whilst imprisoned Zuma served as a [[referee (association football)|referee]] for prisoners' [[association football]] games, organised by the prisoners' own governing body, [[Makana F.A.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southafrica.info/2010/zuma-referee.htm|title=Fifa gives Zuma his ref's certificate|date=2009-06-30|accessdate=2009-11-03|publisher=SouthAfrica.info}}</ref>

After his release, he was instrumental in the re-establishment of ANC underground structures in the [[KwaZulu-Natal|Natal]] province.<ref name="anc-bio" />

He first left South Africa in 1975 and met [[Thabo Mbeki]] in [[Swaziland]], and proceeded to [[Mozambique]], where he dealt with the arrival of thousands of exiles in the wake of the [[Soweto uprising]].

He became a member of the ANC National Executive Committee in 1977. He also served as Deputy Chief Representative of the ANC in Mozambique, a post he occupied until the signing of the [[Nkomati Accord]] between the Mozambican and South African governments in 1984. After signing the Accord, he was appointed as Chief Representative of the ANC.

He served on the ANC's political and military council when it was formed in the mid-1980s, and was elected to the politburo of the SACP on April 1989.<ref name=trewhela>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=117713&sn=Detail|title=Jacob Zuma in exile: three unexplored issues|first=Paul|last=Trewhela|date=15 February 2009}}</ref>

Zuma was forced to leave Mozambique in January 1987 after considerable pressure on the Mozambican government by the [[PW Botha]] regime. He moved to the ANC Head Office in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], where he was appointed Head of Underground Structures and shortly thereafter Chief of the Intelligence Department. His tenure there remains the subject of considerable controversy.<ref name=beresford>{{cite news|url=http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Insight/Article.aspx?id=944076|title=Zuma's missing years come to light|date=22 February 2009|publisher=The Times|first=David|last=Beresford}}</ref>

===Return from exile===
Following the end of the ban on the ANC in February 1990, he was one of the first ANC leaders to return to South Africa to begin the process of negotiations.<ref name="anc-bio" />

In 1990, he was elected Chairperson of the ANC for the Southern Natal region, and took a leading role in fighting political violence in the region between members of the ANC and the [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] (IFP). He was elected the Deputy Secretary General of the ANC the next year, and in January 1994, he was nominated as the ANC candidate for the Premiership of [[KwaZulu Natal]].

The IFP, led by [[Mangosuthu Buthelezi]], put particular emphasis on [[Zulu]] pride and political power during this period. In this context, Zuma's Zulu heritage made his role especially important in the ANC's efforts to end the violence, to emphasize the political (rather than tribal) roots of the violence, and to win the support of Zulu people in the region.

===Rise to national leadership===

Zuma had experience in national leadership, as he started serving in the National Executive committee of the ANC in 1977 when the party was still a liberation movement. By the time he became its president he had served the ANC for thirty years. After the [[South African general election, 1994|1994 general election]], with the ANC becoming a governing party but having lost KwaZulu-Natal province to the IFP, he was appointed as Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) of Economic Affairs and Tourism for the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government, after stepping aside to allow [[Thabo Mbeki]] to run unopposed for deputy presidency. In December 1994, he was elected National Chairperson of the ANC and chairperson of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, and was re-elected to the latter position in 1996. He was elected Deputy President of the ANC at the National Conference held at [[Mafikeng]] in December 1997 and consequently appointed executive Deputy President of South Africa in June 1999.

During this time, he also worked in [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]], as facilitator of the [[Burundi]] peace process, along with [[President of Uganda|Ugandan President]] [[Yoweri Museveni]]. Museveni chairs the Great Lakes Regional Initiative, a grouping of regional presidents overseeing the peace process in [[Burundi]], where several armed [[Hutu]] groups took up arms in 1993 against a government and army dominated by the [[Tutsi]] minority that had assassinated the first president elected from the Hutu majority.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3929519.stm|title=Tutsis boycott Burundi talks|publisher=BBC|date=27 July 2004}}</ref>

President Thabo Mbeki relieved Zuma of his duties as Deputy President on 14 June 2005 due to corruption allegations related to the [[South African Arms Deal|$5bn arms procurement deal]] by the South African government in 1999. Zuma's successor as Deputy President of South Africa was [[Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka]], the wife of [[Bulelani Ngcuka]]. Mlambo-Ngcuka had been Minister of Minerals and Energy since 1999. While her appointment was widely welcomed by the business community, she was booed publicly at many ANC rallies by Zuma supporters between the time corruption charges had been filed but before rape charges were made with the first booing taking place in Utrecht.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=248529&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/
|title= How a lone cameraman 'dented' SABC's credibility
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2005-08-19
|work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref>

===Election as ANC President===
In terms of party tradition, as the deputy president of the ANC, Zuma was already in line to succeed Mbeki. The party structures held their nominations conferences in October and November 2007, where Zuma appeared favourite for the post of ANC President, and, by implication, the President of South Africa in 2009.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20071126042958726C564967 ANC rank-and-file vote for change] IOL</ref><ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20071125231051953C472153 Zuma finds favour among his ANC comrades] IOL</ref><ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20071125123255326C355676 Zuma says he is ready to govern] IOL</ref> Zuma was elected President of the ANC on 18 December 2007 with 2329 votes, beating the second-term ANC and South African president Thabo Mbeki's 1505 votes. On 28 December 2007, the [[Scorpions (South Africa)|Scorpions]] served Zuma an indictment to stand trial in the High Court on various counts of [[racketeering]], [[money laundering]], [[Political corruption|corruption]] and [[fraud]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7163332.stm |title= New charges for S Africa's Zuma
|accessdate= |date=2007-12-28 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

In September 2008, the ANC "recalled" Thabo Mbeki from the country's presidency, and announced that the party's deputy president, [[Kgalema Motlanthe]], would become caretaker president until [[South African general election, 2009|2009 general elections]], after which Zuma would become president.<ref>[http://www.afriquenligne.fr/south-africa:-mbeki's-resignation-effective-thursday-2008092312613.html afriquenligne.fr, South Africa: Mbeki's resignation effective Thursday]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7629239.stm news.bbc.co.uk, Motlanthe: South Africa's safe hands]</ref> He won the election on 6 May and was sworn in as president of South Africa on 9 May 2009.

===Political-economic orientation===
Zuma is an economic [[populism|populist]], who has occasionally described himself as "[[socialist]]."<ref name=mcgreal/> He has received support from [[trade union]]s and from the [[South African Communist Party]]. He also received support from women's and youth leagues of the African National Congress.<ref name=mcgreal/> According to [[The Guardian]] and [[The New York Times]], he has spoken of redistribution of wealth, and he has allied himself with [[socialist]]s and [[communist]]s that seek to redistribute wealth.<ref name=mcgreal>{{cite news|first=Chris|lsat=McGreal|title=South Africa in turmoil as Mbeki heads for defeat|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=15 December 2007|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2227953,00.html | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Wines|title=Leadership Battle Grips South Africa's Dominant Party|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=17 December 2007|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/world/africa/17anc.html}}</ref>
But [[The Guardian]] (UK) also reported that Zuma has tried "to reassure foreign investors their interests will be protected."

==Corruption charges==
{{Main|South African Arms Deal}}

Zuma became embroiled in a corruption related controversy after his financial advisor, [[Schabir Shaik]], was charged with [[political corruption|corruption]] and [[fraud]]. [[Bulelani Ngcuka]], the national director of Public Prosecutions at the time, investigated both Zuma and the Chief Whip of the ANC, [[Tony Yengeni]], after allegations of abuse of power were leveled against them. This concerned improper influence in the controversial arms deal, and the question of financial benefit as a result of such influence. While Yengeni was found guilty, the case was dropped against Zuma, with Ngcuka stating "...that there was [[prima facie]] evidence of corruption, but insufficient to win the case in court".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.iafrica.com/specialreport/armsdeal_focus/265106.htm|title=Ngcuka accused of 'derailing justice'|date=24 August 2003|accessdate=2009-04-07}}</ref> Ngcuka moved to private practice after criticism from the ANC over this incident.

<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Encrypted Jacob Zuma fax.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The now infamous "Encrypted Fax", documenting Zuma's alleged soliciting of a bribe from defence contractor [[Thomson CSF]].]] -->In 2004, Zuma became a key figure mentioned in the [[Schabir Shaik trial]]. [[Schabir Shaik]], a Durban businessman and his financial advisor, was questioned over bribery in the course of the purchase of [[Valour class frigate]]s for the [[South African Navy]], a proposed waterfront development in [[Durban]], and lavish spending on Zuma's residence in Nkandla. In the trial Shaik was shown to have solicited a bribe of R500 000 per annum for Zuma in return for Zuma's support for the defence contractor Thomson CSF, documented in the infamous "encrypted fax".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/images/encrypted_fax.jpg|title=Encrypted Fax|accessdate=2009-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2009/s2538726.htm|title=Jacob Zuma|date=7 April 2009|first=Andrew|last=Fowler|publisher=ABC News}}</ref> On 2 June 2005, Shaik was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison.<ref name="SABC News Special">{{cite web
|url=http://www.sabcnews.com/features/schabir_shaik_trial/
|title=Shaik sentenced to 15 years in prison
|accessdate=2008-09-04
|date=2005-08-06
|publisher=SABC news}}</ref>

Judge [[Hilary Squires]] elaborates in detail on the numerous transactions that transpired between Zuma and Shaik, summarizing with "all the accused companies were used at one time or another to pay sums of money to Jacob Zuma". The media mis-quoted Squires with the phrase "A generally corrupt relationship" (existed between Zuma and Shaik), whereas these exact words do not appear in the court transcripts.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=290776&area=/insight/insight__columnists/
|title=Suckers for the sound bite
|accessdate=2006-11-22
|date=2006-11-22
|last=Berger
|first=Guy
|work=Mail & Guardian Online}}</ref> To the defense of the originators of this phrase, the full transcript<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ipocafrica.org/cases/armsdeal/shaik/shaikjudgementjun05.pdf
|title=Shaik Judgment in full (PDF)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Shaik_trial/0,,2-7-1708_1718857,00.html
|title=Shaik Judgment in full (HTML)}}</ref> of the judgment against Shaik actually does mention Zuma 471 times, uses word "corrupt" or "corruption" 54 times, and contains 12 sentences with both the word "corrupt" and the name "Zuma". Media sources later switched to the phrase "mutually beneficial symbiosis", from
the judgment's paragraph 235: "It would be flying in the face of commonsense and ordinary human nature to think that he did not realise the advantages to him of continuing to enjoy Zuma's goodwill to an even greater extent than before 1997; and even if nothing was ever said between them to establish the mutually beneficial symbiosis that the evidence shows existed, the circumstances of the commencement and the sustained continuation thereafter of these payments, can only have generated a sense of obligation in the recipient."

After twelve days of intense media speculation about his future, [[President of South Africa|President]] [[Thabo Mbeki]] relieved Zuma of his duties as deputy president on 14 June 2005. Mbeki told a joint sitting of parliament that "in the interest of the honourable Deputy President, the government, our young democratic system and our country, it would be best to release the honourable Jacob Zuma from his responsibilities as Deputy President of the republic and member of the cabinet." Zuma then resigned as a [[Member of Parliament]].

In the aftermath of the Shaik trial, Zuma was formally charged with corruption by the National Prosecuting Authority. The case was struck from the roll of the [[Pietermaritzburg]] High Court after the prosecution's application for a postponement (petitioned in order to allow the NPA to secure admissible forms of documentation required as evidence) was dismissed. In dismissing the application for postponement the Court rendered moot the defence's application for a permanent stay of proceedings which would prevent Zuma from being criminally prosecuted.<ref name="SABC2006-09-20">{{cite web
|url=http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,135153,00.html
|title=Zuma corruption trial struck off the roll
|accessdate=2006-09-20
|date=2006-09-20
|publisher=SABC news}}</ref>

Zuma's legal team continued to delay proceedings and in spite of Zuma's claim that he desired the matter to appear in court, succeeded in making critical evidence unavailable to the court resulting in the prosecution making an application for postponement on the set date. As the prosecution was not ready the case was struck from the roll after the prosecution's application for a postponement was dismissed,<ref name="SABC2006-09-20" /> however Zuma's legal team was unsuccessful in its attempts to have the courts grant a permanent stay of proceedings (which would have rendered Zuma immune to prosecution on the charges). This left Zuma open to being recharged with corruption as soon as the NPA completed preparing its case.

On 8 November 2007 the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the National Prosecuting Authority with respect to appeals relating to various search and seizure exercises performed by the and rejected four appeals made by Zuma's defence team. This ruling pertained to the National Prosecuting Authority obtaining the personal diary of senior member of a French arms company, which may have provided information relating to Zuma's possible corrupt practices during the awarding of an arms deal.

On 28 December 2007, the [[Scorpions (South Africa)|Scorpions]] served Zuma an indictment to stand trial in the High Court on various counts of racketeering, money laundering, corruption and fraud. A conviction and sentence to a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year would have rendered Zuma ineligible for election to the South African Parliament and consequently he would not have been eligible to serve as President of South Africa.

=== Charges declared unlawful ===
Zuma appeared in court on 4 August 2008. On 12 September 2008, [[Pietermaritzburg]] Judge Chris Nicholson held that Zuma's corruption charges were unlawful on procedural grounds in that the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions ("NDPP") did not give Zuma a chance to make representations before deciding to charge him (this is a requirement of the [[Constitution of South Africa|South Africa Constitution]]), and directed the state to pay legal costs.<ref>[http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLC635288.html reuters.com, S. African judge dismisses Zuma corruption case]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7612233.stm news.bbc.co.uk, SA court rejects Zuma graft case]</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/12/southafrica South African court clears way for Zuma presidential run]</ref> Nicholson also added, however that he believed political interference played a role in the decision to recharge Zuma, although he did not say this was the reason why he held that the charges brought against Zuma were unlawful. Nicholson also stressed that his ruling did not relate to Zuma's guilt or innocence, but was merely on a procedural point. Various media reports had incorrectly reported that the charges against Zuma had been dismissed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLC635288.html|title=|publisher=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9dcc7116-80c7-11dd-82dd-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1|title=Court clears Zuma to run for president|first=Tom|last=Burgis|publisher=Financial Times|date=12 September 2008}}</ref> This was not the case. It remained competent for the NDPP to recharge Zuma, however, only once he had been given an opportunity to make representations to the NDPP in respect of the NDPP's decision to do so. In paragraph 47 of the Judgment, Judge Nicholson wrote,

<blockquote>The obligation to hear representations forms part of the [[audi alteram partem]] principle. What is required is that a person who may be adversely affected by a decision be given an opportunity to make representations with a view to procuring a favourable result. The affected person should usually be informed of the gist or the substance of the case, which he is to answer.</blockquote>

The Court held that the NDPP's failure to follow the procedure outlined in Section 179(5)(d) of the [[Constitution]] rendered the decision by the NDPP to recharge Zuma unlawful. Judge Nicholson found that there were various inferences to be drawn from the timing of the charges leveled against Zuma (such as the fact that he was charged soon after he was elected president of the [[African National Congress|ANC]]) which would warrant a conclusion that there had been a degree of political interference by the Executive arm of government. Judge Nicholson writes in paragraph 210 of his judgement,

<blockquote>The timing of the indictment [of Zuma] by Mr Mpshe on 28 December 2007, after the President suffered a political defeat at [[Polokwane]] was most unfortunate. This factor, together with the suspension of Mr Pikoli, who was supposed to be independent and immune from executive interference, persuade me that the most plausible inference is that the baleful political influence was continuing.</blockquote>

In paragraph 220 of the Judgement Judge Nicholson went on to write,

<blockquote>There is a distressing pattern in the behaviour which I have set out above indicative of political interference, pressure or influence. It commences with the "political leadership" given by Minister Maduna to Mr Ngcuka, when he declined to prosecute the applicant, to his communications and meetings with Thint representatives and the other matters to which I have alluded. Given the rules of evidence the court is forced to accept the inference which is the least favourable to the party's cause who had peculiar knowledge of the true facts. It is certainly more egregious than the "hint or suggestion" of political interference referred to in the [[Tony Yengeni|Yengeni]] matter. It is a matter of grave concern that this process has taken place in the new [[South Africa]] given the ravages it caused under the [[Apartheid]] order."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2392602,00.html|title=Full Zuma judgment|publisher=News24|date=13 September 2008}}</ref></blockquote>

Prior to the hearing there had been a spate of criticism of the South African [[Judiciary]] by Zuma supporters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20080906094520886C338224|title='Judges think they're descendants of God'|first=Lynnette|lsat=Johns|date=6 September 2008}}</ref>, amongst whom were some prominent legal minds, such as [[Paul Ngobeni]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsofjz.co.za/documents/Zuma%20Trial%20Cookbook.pdf|title=STATE-Versus-JACOB GEDLEYIHLEKISA ZUMA - A LITIGATION COOKBOOK}}</ref> In that context, the irony was that this was the third time the South African Judiciary had found in his favour, including Zuma's acquittal of the [[rape]] charge brought against him. The NDPP soon announced its intention to appeal the decision.

=== Charges reinstated on appeal ===
[[Thabo Mbeki]] filed an [[affidavit]] and applied to the [[Constitutional Court]] to [[appeal]] [[Pietermaritzburg]] High Court Judge Chris Nicholson's ruling:

<blockquote>It was improper for the court to make such far-reaching "vexatious, scandalous and prejudicial" findings concerning me, to be judged and condemned on the basis of the findings in the Zuma matter. The interests of justice, in my respectful submission would demand that the matter be rectified. These adverse findings have led to my being recalled by my political party, the ANC — a request I have acceded to as a committed and loyal member of the ANC for the past 52 years. I fear that if not rectified, I might suffer further prejudice.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jwg5P3sBxc05Xyc8vZeZ_g9yzAcA afp.google.com, Mbeki challenges court ruling to defend reputation]</ref></blockquote>

Tlali Tlali, [[National Prosecuting Authority]] spokesman, stated by phone from [[Pretoria]], on September 23, "We have received the papers. It's under consideration."<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aro62XMHHN44&refer=africa bloomberg.com, South Africa's Mbeki Plans to Challenge 'Improper' Court Ruling]</ref>

The judgement for the appeal was handed down on 12 January 2009 at the [[Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa|Supreme Court of Appeal]] in [[Bloemfontein]]. Deputy Judge President Louis Harms had to rule on two aspects of the appeal. The first aspect was whether or not Zuma had the right to be invited to make representations to the NPA before they decided to reinstate charges of bribery and corruption against him. The second aspect was whether Judge Nicholson was correct in implying political meddling by the then President [[Thabo Mbeki]] with regards to the NPA's decision to charge Zuma.

On the question of the NPA's obligation to invite representations when reviewing decisions Harms DP found that Nicholson's interpretation of section 179 of the [[Constitution of South Africa|Constitution]] was incorrect in that the NPA did not have such an obligation and thus was free to have charged Zuma as it did. On the question of Nicholson's inferences of political meddling by Mbeki, Harms DP found that the lower court "overstepped the limits of its authority".

=== Charges dropped ===
On 6 April 2009, the [[National Prosecuting Authority]] (NPA) dropped all charges against Zuma, as well as co-accused French arms company Thint, in light of new revelations about serious flaws in the prosecution.<ref>Gordin, Jeremy. "[http://blogs.dispatch.co.za/dispatchnow/2009/04/08/jacob-zuma-jeremy-gordin-analysis/ Jacob Zuma: Jeremy Gordin analysis]." ''[[Daily Dispatch|Dispatch Now 24/7]]'' 8 April 2009</ref> The revelations were in the form of intercepted phone calls showing that the head of the Scorpions, Leonard McCarthy, and the former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka, had conspired over the timing of the charges laid against Zuma, presumably to the political advantage of Zuma's political rival, President Thabo Mbeki. The announcement of the withdrawal of charges was made by the acting head of the NPA, Mokothedi Mpshe, who however stressed that the withdrawal was due to abuse which left the legal process "tainted", and did not amount to an acquittal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-04-06-mpshe-zuma-decision-not-an-acquittal|title=Mpshe: Zuma decision not an acquittal|publisher=Mail & Guardian|date=6 April 2009}}</ref>

Just before the NPA's announcement, however, at least two political parties intimated that they would consider legal action of their own should the charges be dropped.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=vn20090402055425863C195372|last=Du Plessis|first=Carien|title=Is NPA entitled to drop Zuma charges?|work=[[Cape Times]]|date=2 April 2009}}</ref> The Democratic Alliance subsequently filed for a judicial review of the NPA's decision, with party leader [[Helen Zille]] stating that Mpshe had "not taken a decision based in law, but [instead had] buckled to political pressure".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=93359,1,22|title=DA files for judicial review}}</ref> The case was set to be heard on June 9, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.mg.co.za/story/2009-04-09-the-spy-who-saved-zuma|title=The Spy Who Saved Zuma}}</ref> Whilst Zuma filed his responses timeously, Mpshe delayed the hearing of the matter, requesting two extensions to file the NPA's response. NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said he could not file papers because there were "outstanding matters" to be resolved. Zille, the Democratic Alliance's party head contended that Zuma's response was fundamentally wrong and "devoid of any constitutional basis".<ref>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=nw20090930151035182C289179</ref> Whilst the legal challenges continued, a survey showed that, as at June 2009, more than half of South Africans believed President Jacob Zuma was doing a good job. The poll, conducted by TNS Research Studies in the last half of June 2009, revealed that Zuma's approval ratings had steadily improved. Around 57% of the people polled said they thought Zuma was a capable leader - this was up 3% from April 2009 when the president was inaugurated. In November 2008, just months after former president Thabo Mbeki was recalled and when Zuma was facing graft charges, only 36% of South Africans were positive about him.<ref>http://www.ewn.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=20017</ref>

==Rape charges==
{{Main|Jacob Zuma rape trial}}

In December 2005, Zuma was charged with raping a 31 year old woman at his home in Forest Town, Johannesburg. The alleged victim was from a prominent ANC family, the daughter of a deceased struggle comrade of Zuma, and also an AIDS activist who was known to be HIV positive. Zuma denied the charges and claimed that the sex was consensual.

[[Image:Zuma-court-crowd.jpg|thumb|A crowd of supporters and the curious outside the Johannesburg High Court.]]
Even before charges were filed, as rumors about rape accusations surfaced later in November Zuma's political prospects began to appear to take a turn for the worse. Most of his higher-level political supporters could not respond to these new charges the way they had the corruption charges. In a hearing prior to the rape trial, a group of thousands of his supporters gathered near the courthouse, as a smaller gathering of anti-rape groups demonstrated on behalf of the alleged rape victim.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4707464.stm
|title= Zuma rape case judge stands down
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2006-02-13
|work=BBC News}}</ref> As he did throughout the trial, Zuma sang ''[[Umshini wami|Lethu Mshini Wami]]'' (Bring me my [[machine gun]]) with the crowd, and ANC Youth League and Communist Party Youth League spokesmen spoke in support of Zuma.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=264095&area=/zuma_report/zuma_news/
|title= Zuma judge recuses himself from trial
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2006-02-13
|work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref>

As the rape trial proceeded, reports surfaced that the South African Communist Party was severely divided over how to address the issue of Zuma and the SACP's relationship to him. Many members of the party's youth wing supported Zuma while others in the SACP were sceptical about the value of rallying behind a particular person as opposed to emphasizing principles of governance.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articledirect.aspx?articleid=257884&area=%2finsight%2finsight__comment_and_analysis%2f
|title= The trouble with JZ
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2007-12-20
|work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articledirect.aspx?articleid=257688&area=%2finsight%2finsight__national%2f
|title= Young communists plan move against Mazibuko Jara
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2007-12-20
|work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=269701&area=/insight/insight__national/
|title= SACP divided on Zuma
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2007-12-20
|work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref>

Despite the defection of some former supporters, many Zuma supporters continued to rally outside the courthouse, arousing criticism by anti-rape groups for regular attacks on the integrity and moral standing of Zuma's accuser, insults yelled at a close friend of the accuser, and even stones thrown at a woman that members of the crowd mistook for the accuser.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20060214102144364C522654
|title= Accuser insulted as Zuma hailed at court
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2006-02-14
|work=IOL}}</ref> Zuma's defense team introduced evidence relating to the woman's sexual past, and asserted that the sex that took place was consensual. The prosecution asserted that her lack of resistance was due to a state of shock, and that the relationship between the two was like that of a 'father-daughter' pair.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4781440.stm
|title= Zuma's rape accuser questioned
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2007-03-06
|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2006/04/03/s_african_denies_rape_allegation_at_trial/
|title= S. African denies rape allegation at trial
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2006-04-03
|work=The Boston Globe}}</ref>

The trial also generated political controversy when Zuma, who at the time headed the National AIDS Council, admitted that he had not used a condom when having sex with the woman who now accuses him of rape, despite knowing that she was HIV-positive. He stated in court that he took a [[shower]] afterwards to "cut the risk of contracting HIV". This statement was condemned by the judge, health experts, and [[AIDS]] activists. The popular South African comic strip, [[Madam & Eve]], and well known [[political cartoonist]], [[Zapiro]], repeatedly lampooned the matter. HIV educators emphasized that this would do nothing to prevent HIV transmission.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4879822.stm
|title=SA's Zuma showered to avoid HIV
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2006-04-05
|work=BBC Online}}</ref>

On 8 May 2006, the court found Zuma not guilty of rape, agreeing with Zuma that the sexual act in question was [[consensual]]. Judge van der Merwe lambasted the [[criminal accusation|accuser]] for lying to the court, but also censured Zuma for his recklessness.

As his rape trial ended, many South Africans wondered how their political system would recover from the rifts that Zuma's trials have exposed. A [[Mail and Guardian]] analysis saw these events as especially troubling:

:''The political damage is incalculable, with the ruling African National Congress now an openly divided and faltering movement. This has had a [[domino effect]] on the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, which have floundered and fractured in the face of damaging charges against a man they ardently backed as the country's next president.''

:''The trial has been fought against the backdrop of a bitter succession war between Mbeki and Zuma... Mbeki's support in the ANC has crumbled, with the party faithful refusing to accept that he will anoint a leader... But even Zuma's most diehard supporters privately acknowledge that he cannot now be president, regardless of the trial outcome.''<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=270344&area=/zuma_report/zuma_insight/
|title= 23 days that shook our world
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2006-04-28
|work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref>

Nonetheless, Business Day's Karima Brown told ''[[The Guardian]]'' after the rape trial's verdict was handed down, "Jacob Zuma is back. This poses a serious dilemma for the ANC leadership. Now Zuma is marching back into Luthuli House [the ANC party HQ]. He will demand to be reinstated as deputy president and the others will find it difficult to block him ... This is a major victory for Zuma's political career."<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/southafrica/story/0,,1770514,00.html
|title= Acquitted Zuma ready to fight for presidency
|accessdate=2010-05-05
|date=2006-05-09
|work=The Guardian
| location=London
| first=Andrew
| last=Meldrum}}</ref>

The prospect of Zuma's return as a contender for the presidency caused concern for international investors. An Independent analyst suggested, "The fear of seeing Zuma and his crowd marching to the Union Buildings wielding machine guns is unnerving mostly to the middle class and businessmen, according to recent surveys."<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20060601050604985C300016
|title= ANC moves to allay succession paranoia
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2006-06-01
|work=IOL}}</ref>

==Continued support after corruption charges==
While serving as deputy president, Zuma enjoyed considerable support in parts of the [[Left-wing politics|left wing]] of the ANC, including many in the [[ANC Youth League]], the [[South African Communist Party]] and the [[Congress of South African Trade Unions]] (COSATU){{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}. While Zuma faced corruption charges, these organisations remained supportive of him. The influence of the semi-autonomous structures within the party helped Zuma retain support even as he was removed from the deputy presidency of the country.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}

Zuma's dismissal was interpreted in two ways. Many international observers hailed it as a clear sign that the South African government was dedicated to rooting out corruption within its own ranks. On the other hand, some within South Africa focused on the fact that Zuma and Mbeki represent different constituencies within the African National Congress. Some left-wing supporters claimed that Mbeki and his more market-oriented wing of the party had conspired to oust Zuma to entrench their dominance in the ANC.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4328360.stm
|title= Analysis: SA's Zuma in the dock
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2005-10-10
|work=BBC News}}</ref>

Zuma's cause rallied large crowds of supporters at each of his corruption-related court appearances in 2005. At one court date, Zuma supporters burned t-shirts with Mbeki's picture on them, which earned the condemnation of the ANC; Zuma and his allies urged a return to party discipline for subsequent gatherings. At the next court date in November, Zuma supporters numbering in the thousands gathered to support him; he addressed the Durban crowd in Zulu, urging party unity and singing the apartheid-era struggle song ''Lethu Mshini Wami'' with lyrics that translate literally as "bring me my machine" but understood to refer to a machine gun. At an October tour for the ANC Youth League elsewhere in the country, Zuma also earned the cheers of large crowds. While his political strength is at least partly based on his relationships within intra-party politics, one analyst argued that his supporters' loyalty could be explained as rooted in a Zulu approach to loyalty and mutual aid.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articledirect.aspx?articleid=256829&area=%2finsight%2finsight__national%2f
|title= Riding on Zulu empathy
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2005-11-18
|work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref>

Because of his support among elements of the party, Zuma remained a powerful political figure, retaining a high position in the ANC even after his dismissal as the country's deputy president. A panel of political analysts convened in November 2005 agreed that if he was to be found innocent of the corruption charges brought against him, it would be hard for any other potential ANC candidate to beat Zuma in the race for the country's presidency in 2009. However, these analysts also questioned whether Zuma was indeed a left-wing candidate of the sort that many of his supporters seem to seek, and noted that the global and national economic constraints that have shaped Mbeki's presidency would be no different in the next presidential term.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2005-11-03-acquitted-zuma-will-be-unbeatable
|title= Acquitted Zuma will be 'unbeatable'
|accessdate=2009-04-07
|date=2005-11-03
|work=Mail & Guardian}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Wives===
Jacob Zuma is a [[polygamy|polygamist]], has been married five times,<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22948641-32682,00.html Zuma charmed wives and nation] The Australian</ref><ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?articleid=328908 Zuma to wed on Saturday] M&G</ref> and has 20 children.<ref name="stimes-Thandekile-1"/><ref>[http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/main.asp?include=president/profile.htm Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma] ''thepresidency.gov.za''</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20070717042424289C491400
|title= New storm about Zuma's 'virility'
|accessdate=2007-12-20
|date=2007-07-17
|work=IOL}}</ref>

# '''Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo''', whom he met in 1959 and married shortly after his release from prison in 1973.<ref>http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/khumalo/2008/01/07/i-am-able-to-fight-my-own-battles/</ref> She lives at his home at [[Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal]]. They have no children.
# '''[[Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma]]''', a cabinet minister since 1999, with whom he had four children, '''Msholozi''' (born 1982), '''Gugulethu''' (born 1987), '''Thuli''' (Nokuthula Nomaqhawe) (born 1988) and '''Thuthu''' (Thuthukile Xolile Nomonde) (born 1988). They divorced in June 1998.<ref name=wives/>
# '''Kate Mantsho''', from [[Mozambique]], with whom he had five children, '''Mxolisi Saady''' (born 1980), twins '''Duduzile''' and '''Duduzane''' (born 1984), '''Phumzile''' (born 1989) and '''Vusi''' (born 1993). She committed suicide on 8 December 2000.<ref name=wives>{{cite news|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article88543.ece/SO-WHO-WILL-THE-ZUMA-FIRST-LADY-BE-|title=So who will the Zuma First Lady be?|publisher=The Times|first=Charles|last=Molele|date=15 December 2007}}</ref>
# '''Nompumelelo Ntuli''' (MaNtuli), married on 8 January 2008. Ntuli, born 1975, is a resident of KwaMaphumulo near [[Stanger]] and has two children with Zuma—'''Thandisiwe''', born 2002, and '''Sinqobile''', born February 2006.<ref name=wives/>
# '''Thobeka Stacie Madiba''' (born '''Mabhija''', her mother's name), married 4 January 2010 with whom he has one child.<ref name=allthe/> Zuma paid [[lobola]] to her clan in 2007. Their child was born in October 2007. She has another of Zuma's out-of-wedlock children living with her.<ref name=allthe/> Mabhija grew up in [[Umlazi]], where she matriculated at Umlazi Commercial High School. She has worked at [[Standard Bank of South Africa|Standard Bank]], Ithala, [[Cell C]] and SA Homeloans in La Lucia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thepost.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=215&fArticleId=vn20071223090244769C301201|title=Zuma's ladies|publisher=The Post|date=23 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20090109065855482C375766|title=Zuma's bride-to-be 'a glamorous beauty'|publisher=IOL|first=Sipho|last=Khumalo|date=9 January 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8434865.stm South Africa President Jacob Zuma to marry third wife] ''BBC''</ref>

===Fiancées===
# Zuma paid 10 cattle as [[Lobola|lobolo]] for Swazi Princess '''Sebentile Dlamini''' in 2002.<ref>[http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0%2C%2C2-7-12_2251021%2C00.html Zuma's 'fiancée' hospitalised] News24</ref>
# [[Lobola]] has been paid for '''Gloria Bongekile Ngema''', with whom he has a 3-year-old son.<ref>[http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0%2C%2C2-7-12_2272263%2C00.html Zuma may take fifth wife] News24</ref><ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-01-05-zumas-fifth-marriage-to-take-place-one-of-these-days Zuma's fifth marriage to take place 'one of these days'] M&G</ref>

===Other children===
* He has another son, '''Edward''', with Minah Shongwe, sister of Judge Jeremiah Shongwe, who asked to be recused from Zuma's rape trial because of the liaison.<ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-01-05-zuma-gets-married-in-kwazulunatal Zuma gets married in KwaZulu-Natal] ''M&G''</ref>
* He has two daughters, born January 18, 1998 and September 19, 2002, with Pietermaritzburg businesswoman Priscilla Nonkwaleko Mhlongo.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20100211041659133C750598 Now Zuma's KZN love kids revealed] ''IOL''</ref>
* There are reports of four other children - three from a woman from [[Johannesburg]] and one from a woman from [[Richard's Bay]].<ref name=allthe>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-04-all-the-presidents-children All the president's children] ''M&G''</ref> <!-- Best not give their names here - they are hidden in a graphic on the M&G page -->

=== 2009 'love-child' ===
In January 2010 the [[The Sunday Times (South Africa)|The Sunday Times]] reported that Sonono Khoza, the daughter of [[Irvin Khoza]], gave birth to Zuma's 20th child on October 8, 2009, a daughter called Thandekile Matina Zuma.<ref name="stimes-Thandekile-1">{{cite news|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article284367.ece|title=Zuma fathers baby with Irvin Khoza's daughter |last=Govender|first=Prega|date=2010-01-31|publisher=[[The Sunday Times (South Africa)]]|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=iol1265174643159K225 Zuma and Khoza 'are married'] ''IOL''</ref>

* Zuma reaction
** On February 3, Zuma responded, confirming that the child was his, and that he had paid ''[[inhlawulo]]'', acknowledging paternity. He protested the publishing of the child's name, saying it was illegal exploitation of the child. He denied that the incident had relevance to the government's AIDS programme, and appealed for privacy.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20100203175954138C586526 Zuma confirms love-child] ''IOL''</ref> On February 6, Zuma said he "deeply regretted the pain that he caused to his family, the ANC, the alliance and South Africans in general".<ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-06-zuma-deeply-regrets-lovechild-pain Zuma 'deeply regrets' love-child pain] ''M&G''</ref>
* Sonono Khoza reaction
** The mother of the child said: "What baby are you talking about? I have two children. They are in school. These are people's lives. Let me be," she told the Sowetan.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=iol1265089997109K232 Khoza's daughter speaks out] ''IOL''</ref>
* Presidency reaction
** The office of the presidency's comment was that it was a private matter.<ref>[http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/Politics/1057/5d53a796637d4ecfba7f38e6428e2f37/01-02-2010-02-22/Presidency%2C_ANC_stay_mum_on_Zuma_love-child Zuma love-child: No comment] ''News24''</ref>.
* ANC reaction
** The ANC defended Zuma, saying it saw no links between its policies on HIV/Aids and Mr Zuma's personal life.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8492553.stm ANC defends Jacob Zuma over 'love-child' claims] ''BBC''</ref> On February 5, the ANC acknowledged the widespread disapproval by saying that the experience had "taught us many valuable lessons", and they had listened to the people.<ref name=sexpact>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20100206074721576C926598 JZ broke sex pact] ''IOL''</ref>
** ANC Youth League leader [[Julius Malema]], said "We are Africans and sitting here all of us, Zuma is our father so we are not qualified to talk about that". Malema said the ANCYL would emphasise its HIV programme and "one boyfriend, one girlfriend" stance in an awareness campaign across the country.<ref>[http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/Politics/1057/d0ed84d2b295404ba0b2d8df152587a3/01-02-2010-04-11/Disrespectful_to_discuss_love-child_Malema Love-child talk 'disrespectful'] ''News24''</ref>
** ANC Women's League deputy president Nosipho Dorothy Ntwanambi said: "it is not right to have an extramarital affair if you have committed to yourself to a marriage. But under the Customary Marriages Act, if the first wife agrees, and if all these issues are discussed with her, we can't do anything."<ref>[http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/Politics/1057/bfdf8618c1414d9b8b6c658dea6fcf83/01-02-2010-08-09/SA_has_right_to_know_about_love-child SA has 'right to know about love-child'] ''News24''</ref>
** [[COSATU]], an ANC alliance partner, passed no judgment but hoped that it will be "a matter on Zuma's conscience"<ref name=sexpact/> Vavi reiterated Zuma's appeal this week that the president be accorded his "right to privacy" and the child protected from undue publicity.
* Opposition reaction
** [[Helen Zille]] of the [[Democratic Alliance]] said Zuma contradicted his public message of safe sex to South Africans, among the worst sufferers of AIDS.<ref name=cope>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20100201222707875C433815 Zuma flouts safe sex campaign, says COPE] ''IOL''</ref> She said it was wrong to say it was purely a private matter, and elected public officials had to embody the principles and values for which they stand.<ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-02-zuma-should-apologise-says-zille Zuma should apologise, says Zille] ''M&G''</ref>
** The [[African Christian Democratic Party]] said Zuma was undermining the government's drive to persuade people to practise safe sex to combat HIV and Aids.<ref name=cope/>
** The [[Congress of the People]] (COPE) said Zuma could no longer use African cultural practices to justify his "promiscuity".<ref name=cope/>
** [[Independent Democrats]] leader [[Patricia de Lille]], said Zuma was asking people "to do as I say and not as I do".<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20100202125223202C676880 Zuma sex report 'a PR nightmare'] ''IOL''</ref>

==Zuma and Zimbabwe==
The African National Congress, of which Zuma is now president, historically has considered the [[Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front|ZANU-PF]] party a natural ally, born out of mutual struggle against white oppression. Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has never publicly criticised Mugabe's policies&nbsp;– preferring "quiet diplomacy" rather than "megaphone diplomacy," his term for the harsh Western condemnations of Mugabe's leadership.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mbeki defends 'quiet diplomacy' on Zim|work=[[Financial Gazette]]|date=21 November 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://wiserweb.wits.ac.za/PDF%20Files/wirs%20-%20lodge.pdf|last=Lodge|first=Tom|title=Quiet diplomacy in Zimbabwe: a case study of South Africa in Africa|work=Paper delivered to the African Studies Centre, [[Leiden]]|date=27 October 2004|accessdate=2008-07-14|page=7|format=PDF}}</ref> However, the left of the party and extra-party organisations such as the [[ANC Youth League]], the [[South African Communist Party]] and the [[Congress of South African Trade Unions]] (COSATU) have advocated for a tougher stance on Zimbabwe<ref>http://www.laborrights.org/end-violence-against-trade-unions/zimbabwe/1597</ref><ref>http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/Zimbabwe/0,,2-11-1662_1624610,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.zwtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=5a96a7da4d1105d584dd</ref>. It is from these organisations that Zuma derives his support.

Zuma's stance on [[Zimbabwe]] has been mixed. In a 2006 interview with the German magazine ''[[Der Spiegel]]'', he expressed more sympathetic sentiments towards Mugabe, saying that "Europeans often ignore the fact that Mugabe is very popular among Africans. In their eyes, he has given blacks their country back after centuries of colonialism." He continued: "The people love him, so how can we condemn him? Many in Africa believe that there is a racist aspect to European and American criticism of Mugabe. Millions of blacks died in Angola, the Republic of Congo and Rwanda. A few whites lost their lives in Zimbabwe, unfortunately, and already the West is bent out of shape."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,455681,00.html|title=The West Is Bent out of Shape|work=[[Der Spiegel]]|date=20 December 2006|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>

However, by December 2007, he was more forthright in criticising Zimbabwe's leadership, increasingly defining his own policy in contrast to that of Mbeki:

<blockquote>It is even more tragic that other world leaders who witness repression pretend it is not happening, or is exaggerated. When history eventually deals with the dictators, those who stood by and watched should also bear the consequences. A shameful quality of the modern world is to turn away from injustice and ignore the hardships of others.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[Zimbabwe Metro]]|url=http://zimbabwemetro.com/2007/12/16/zuma-blasts-mbeki-s-zimbabwe-quiet-diplomacy/|title=Zuma blasts Mbeki's Zimbabwe quiet diplomacy|date=16 December 2007|accessdate=18 December 2007}}</ref></blockquote>

Zuma criticized Mbeki, accusing him of being lenient on [[dictator]]s.<ref>Michael Wines, "Leadership Battle Grips South Africa's Dominant Party," "The New York Times," 17 December 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/world/africa/17anc.html</ref>

Following the disputed elections in Zimbabwe on 29 March 2008, he became critical of the election process in Zimbabwe<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7337986.stm|title= Zuma condemns Zimbabwe poll delay|work=BBC Online|date=9 April 2008|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref> referring to delays in the outcome as "suspicious".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=77725|title=ZIMBABWE: Mugabe is losing the region's support|date=11 April 2008|work=IRIN (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref> In a press conference on 24 June, he asserted: "We cannot agree with ZANU-PF. We cannot agree with them on values. We fought for the right of people to vote, we fought for democracy."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-06-24-zuma-zimbabwe-is-out-of-control|title=Zuma: Zimbabwe is out of control|work=[[Mail & Guardian]] Online|date=24 June 2008|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref> At an ANC dinner in July, he rebuked Mugabe for refusing to step down.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com/?p=827|title=Mugabe has overstayed welcome, Zuma|date=9 July 2008|work=The Zimbabwe Times|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref>

==Zuma vs the media==
As a backlash to the frenzied media following of his rape trial, Zuma filed a series of defamation lawsuits on 30 June 2006 against various South African media outlets for publishing content that allegedly besmirched his public profile, in the form of cartoons, commentary, photos and parody pieces. The media outlets that came under fire were [[The Star (South Africa)|The Star]] for R 20 million, Rapport for R 10 million, [[94.7 Highveld Stereo|Highveld Stereo]] for R 6 million, [[The Citizen (South Africa)|The Citizen]] for R 5 million, Sunday Sun&nbsp; for R 5 million, Sunday Independent for R 5 million and Sunday World for R 5 million.

Zuma appointed Former Conservative Party MP advocate Jurg Prinsloo, as well as Wycliffe Mothuloe to tackle his so-called "crucifixion by the media". Zuma said:
:"For a period of five years my person has been subjected to all types of allegations and innuendo, paraded through the media and other corridors of influence without these allegations having being tested. I have thereby been denied my constitutional right to reply and defend myself.", 29 June 2005.<ref>[http://www.friendsofjz.co.za/ Friends of Jacob Zuma Trust]</ref>

The response from the challenged media was highly critical, and written protests to various media outlets accused Zuma of challenging their freedom of speech.

Zuma was parodied further in an advertisement for Pronto Condoms, using his famous shower statement.<ref>{{cite web
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===Media appearances===
* [http://www.themotherland.info Motherland (film)], 2009 Documentary<ref name=motheland>[http://www.themotherland.info Motherland Jacob Zuma at IMDB]</ref> directed by [[Owen Alik Shahadah]]

== Political positions ==
=== Remarks on same-sex marriage ===
Zuma was criticised by gay and lesbian groups after he criticised same-sex marriage at a Heritage Day celebration on 24 September 2006 in Stanger, saying that [[same-sex marriage]] was "a disgrace to the nation and to God": "When I was growing up, an [[ungqingili]] (a homosexual) would not have stood in front of me. I would knock him out."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3087478.ece|work=The Sunday Times|date=23 December 2007|title=PROFILE: Jacob Zuma|accessdate=2009-04-07 | location=London}}</ref>

The Joint Working Group (a gay lobby organisation) questioned Zuma's leadership skills and stated that a "true leader leads with intellect and wisdom — not popularity or favour. How can a narrow-minded person like this be expected to lead our nation?"<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=285053
|title=Zuma earns wrath of gays and lesbians
|publisher=[[Mail & Guardian]]
|date=2006-09-26
|accessdate=2006-09-26}}</ref>
Zuma subsequently apologised to those who were offended by the statement,<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.mambaonline.com/article.asp?artid=546
|title=Zuma Apologises
|publisher=Gay South Africa Lifestyle
|date=2006-09-28
|accessdate=2006-10-02}}</ref> stating, "I also respect, acknowledge and applaud the sterling contribution of many gay and lesbian compatriots in the struggle that brought about our freedom, and the role they continue to play in the building of a successful non-racial, non-discriminatory South Africa."

=== Remarks on Western Sahara ===
[[Habib Defouad]], [[Morocco]]'s ambassador to South Africa, criticized Zuma's support for the independence of [[Western Sahara]] in June 2007.<ref name="sahrawi">[http://allafrica.com/stories/200706260248.html South Africa: Moroccan Envoy Scathing On Zuma's Sahara Remarks, But Gets No Apology], 26 June 2007. AllAfrica.</ref> The ANC has since the [[1970s]] supported the [[Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic|Sahrawi]] independence movement [[Front Polisario]], under both Mandela and Mbeki. In 2004 [[South Africa]] recognized the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]], or SADR, as a legitimate [[government-in-exile]].

=== Remarks on teenage pregnancy ===
Zuma's solution to [[pregnancy]] in South African teenagers is to confiscate their babies and have the mothers taken to colleges and "forced" to obtain degrees.<ref>Quoted in [http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/minor/2008/11/24/jacob-zuma-boarding-schools-and-our-teachers/ "Jacob Zuma, boarding schools, and our teachers", ''Minor Matters'' at ''The Times'', 24 November 2008].</ref><ref>[http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iArticleId=4924883 "Clueless who to vote for? Do a party policy match", ''IOL'', 8 April 2009].</ref>

=== Remarks on the Second Coming ===
Zuma also drew censure from religious and secular groups alike when he declared that the ANC would rule South Africa until the return of [[Jesus Christ]], and that its continued governance was just what [[God]] wanted:

<blockquote>God expects us to rule this country because we are the only organisation which was blessed by [[pastor]]s when it was formed. It is even blessed in [[Heaven]]. That is why we will rule until Jesus comes back. We should not allow anyone to govern our city when we are ruling the country.<ref>[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]: "[http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=93081&sn=Detail Jacob Zuma, Jesus, and Robert Mugabe]" (''Politicsweb'', 30 June [[2008 in literature|2008]]).</ref><ref>Ecumenical News International: "[http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/8133 South African row over likening of ANC leader to Jesus]" (7 December [[2008 in literature|2008]]).</ref></blockquote>

Zuma later defended his remarks by describing them as a "political expression": "Talking about Jesus is not abusing his name; it's actually saying historically, 'This is what the ANC is all about.' It's just a political expression that we are strong and will be strong for a long time. I want to apologise if this reality sits uncomfortably with others."<ref name=ogrady/> He added that he had been baptised and knew Jesus: "I fear God [.... I]t's not because I'm despising God, not at all."<ref name=ogrady>{{cite news|title=Zuma: 'It's only the Afrikaners who are truly South African'"|author=Jenni O'Grady and Natasha Marrian|date=3 April 2009|publisher=Mail & Guardian|url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-04-03-zuma-only-the-afrikaners-who-are-truly-south-africans}}</ref>

=== Remarks on Afrikaners ===
Not long before the NPA dropped its corruption case against him, Zuma met with controversy once again. Speaking at the Hilton Hotel in [[Sandton]], [[Johannesburg]], whose [[Afrikaner|Afrikaans community]] he was addressing (not, he claimed, for electioneering purposes), Zuma said,

<blockquote>Of all the white groups that are in South Africa, it is only the Afrikaners that are truly South Africans in the true sense of the word.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Up to this day, they don't carry two passports; they carry one. They are here to stay.<ref name=ogrady/></blockquote>

Addressing the matter of [[apartheid]], Zuma employed wry humour in praising ironically the "innovative" Afrikaner approach to protests, which couched its crimes in terms like "separate development". He also confronted the matter of police corruption, declaring that "you cannot put the trust of the country to a person who is actually a criminal."<ref name=ogrady/>

== Controversy ==
=== Shaik's parole ===
In March 2009, [[Schabir Shaik]] was released from prison just 28 months into his fifteen-year sentence. He had been granted medical parole, a leniency meant only for the terminally ill, despite the opinion of his doctors that he was fighting fit and free for hospital discharge.

Media speculation had it that Zuma may have played a role in this eventuality, but the ANC President's spokesman firmly denied it. Only days before, however, he had publicly stated that, as President of South Africa, he would personally ensure Shaik's release.<ref>[[Barry Bearak|Bearak, Barry]]. "[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/world/africa/11safrica.html?_r=1 Waiting to Helm South Africa: President or Convict? Or Both?]" ''[[The New York Times]]''. 10 March [[2009 in literature|2009]]. (accessed April 22, 2009).</ref>

=== Ngcobo's nomination as Chief Justice ===
On 6 August 2009, Zuma nominated [[Sandile Ngcobo]] as [[Chief Justice of South Africa]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-08-06-zuma-looks-to-ngcobo-as-new-chief-justice|title=Zuma looks to Ngcobo as new chief justice|publisher=Mail & Guardian|date=6 August 2009|accessdate=10 August 2009}}</ref> drawing criticism from four opposition groups.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1047598|title=Zuma abused his power: opposition|work=The Times|date=10 August 2009|accessdate=10 August 2009}}</ref> On 1 October 2009, the appointment was confirmed. The Democratic Alliance, the Congress of the People, the Inkatha Freedom Party and the Independent Democrats accused Zuma of failing to consult properly ahead of his nomination of Ngcobo. The opposition urged Zuma to restart the process from scratch saying they would prefer current Deputy Chief Justice [[Dikgang Moseneke]] for the post.<ref>http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/article134121.ece</ref>

=== Failure to disclose assets after taking office as President of South Africa ===
Zuma, as President of South Africa, was required to declare his financial interests within 60 days of taking office. But, as of March 2010, he had failed to do so, nine months after taking office. This led to calls for him to do so by opposition parties, and ANC alliance partner COSATU [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8555697.stm]. ANC spokesman Brian Sokutu stated that Zuma constituted a "special case", because of his "large family" making it difficult to declare his assets. The ANC later distanced itself from this statement [http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article346579.ece]. Zuma disclosed his interests shortly after [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=nw20100310222438141C199432].

=== Alleged abuses by bodyguards===
In 2010, Zuma's bodyguards were implicated in multiple incidents involving members of the public and journalists. In February, a Cape Town student, [[Chumani Maxwele]] was detained by police after allegedly showing Zuma's motorcade a "rude gesture". Maxwele, an active ANC member [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20100217062211616C809058&click_id=6&set_id=1], was released after 24 hours, having provided a written apology to police, which he later claimed was coerced. He also claimed that his home had been raided by plain clothes policemen, and that he had been forced into the vehicle at gunpoint. Maxwele later instituted legal action against the police [http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article327217.ece], and a complaint was filed on his behalf to the [[Human Rights Commission]][http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article351461.ece]. The incident led to a heated dispute when it was discussed in Parliament [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20100304043526705C821173].

In March, Journalist Tshepo Lesole was forced to delete pictures of Zuma's convoy from his camera by police, and two photographers were detained by police when photographing Zuma's Johannesburg home [http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=552&fArticleId=5396052]. [[Sky News]] reporter [[Emma Hurd]] then claimed she had been pushed, manhandled and "groped" by Zuma's bodyguards in 2009 [http://www.timeslive.co.za/incoming/article363660.ece].

==See also==
{{Portal box|South Africa|Biography}}
{{Commonscat-inline|Jacob Zuma}}
*[[Schabir Shaik trial]]
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==Further reading==
* Alec Russell (2009), ''After Mandela: the Battle for the Soul of South Africa'', [[Hutchinson]].

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Wikinews|South African prosecutors charge ANC leader Jacob Zuma with corruption}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2663369/ Jacob Zuma [[IMDB]]]
*[http://www.friendsofjz.co.za/ Friends of Jacob Zuma Trust]
*[http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=258610&area=/zuma_report/zuma_news/ Zuma charged]
*[http://www.halaqah.com/stillmyhome/stillmyhome_about.htm Jacob Zuma Video African Partnerships]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4713172.stm Zuma case reveals SA rape problem]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4328360.stm Analysis: SA's Zuma in the dock]
*[http://www.anc.org.za/people/zumaj.html ANC biography]
*[http://www.iol.co.za/html/static/shaik.php Full text of the judgement] against Schabir Shaik, Zuma's financial advisor
*News articles about his firing: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4092064.stm BBC News Online], [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_1721208,00.html News24.com], [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=iol1118751873301U625 IOL]
*[http://www.sabcnews.com/features/jacob_zuma_deputy_president/mbeki.html Full text of Mbeki's speech] dismissing Zuma
*[http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2009595,00.html Mbeki fed-up with Zuma]
*[http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=243645 Mail and Guardian article: Zuma's successor "very strong"]
*[http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=zuma_report Ongoing M&G "special report" on Jacob Zuma—compilation of links to earlier M&G articles]
*[http://iafrica.com/news/specialreport/zuma_trial/ Ongoing iAfrica Zuma coverage]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-South-Africa-Zuma.html?hp&ex=1147147200&en=99b0dd051a42b239&ei=5094&partner=homepage] NYT on Zuma rape verdict
*[http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Zuma/0,,2-7-1840_1962163,00.html Zuma suing media for R63m – News24.co.za]
*[http://transcripts.businessday.co.za/cgi-bin/transcripts/t-showtranscript.pl?1158798262 Zuma off the hook?]
*[http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard/Article/Folly-of-idolising-the-buffon-in-African-politics/64745 Folly of idolising the buffon {{sic|nolink=y}} in African politics] – ''The Battle For The Soul of The ANC''
*[http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/2008/09/16/south-africa-the-fierce-campaign-to-secure-the-presidency-for-jacob-zuma/ The fierce campaign to secure the presidency for Jacob Zuma] - By '''William M. Gumede''' – ''Associate Editor at'' Africa Confidential.
*[http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22284 Jacob Zuma: Will He Rule South Africa?] from ''[[The New York Review of Books]]''

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