Tag: Jacob Zuma

Internet’s funny reaction to Jacob Zuma’s return to the ballot paper

Newly formed Umkhonto Wesizwe political party celebrated yet another victory recently when the Electoral Court dismissed the IEC’s ruling that excluded former president Jacob Zuma from the list of candidates who will be running at this year’s elections, representing the party in parliament as their presidential candigate. The IEC had centred its decision to exclude the former […]

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Jacob Zuma appeals exclusion from running at this year’s elections

Newly formed Umkhonto Wesizwe political party has officially filed for appeal to re-instate former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma on its candidate list for the 2024 national elections after he was excluded by the Electoral Court. In an issued statement, the electoral commission office detailed the former president’s exclusion with reference to the constitutional […]

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Driver charged after crashing into Jacob Zuma’s state vehicle

After crashing into former President Jacob Zuma’s state vehicle on Thursday, a driver has now been charged with drunk, reckless and negligent driving. The uMkhonto We Sizwe Party (MK Party) leader and his security survived the collision which occurred between Nkandla and Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal. As reported by Kaya 959, after the crash, the police […]

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uMkhonto Wesizwe to contest for elections after Electoral Court victory

The African National Congress’ attempt to extract the uMkhonto Wesizwe political party from this year’s ballot paper in the seventh democratic elections was recently refuted by the Electoral Court. The Electoral Court’s decision was based on several reasons which include the ANC’s late submission of its MK party objection as well as the “no merit” […]

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FNB spins LeaveFNB hashtag to LoveFNB following Jacob Zuma’s account closure

South Africa’s banking institution First National Bank (FNB) recently received a lot of backlashes after it closed former president of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma’s accounts that allegedly received R7.8 million loan from VBS. According to Sunday World, the news was confirmed by six other sources. Speaking on the matter, one of Zuma’s […]

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‘UMkhonto Wesizwe belongs to ANC’ – Fikile Mbalula on taking MK to court

The African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Fikile Mbalula recently weighed in on the ANC’s decision to take uMkhonto Wesizwe party to court, just two months before the seventh democratic elections. uMkhonto Wesizwe is a new political party led by former president, Jacob Zuma, among its leaders. uMkhonto Wesizwe was once a wing of the […]

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‘MK party is led by the same people who tried to destroy SARS,’ Thabo Mbeki

Former president Thabo Mbeki recently delivered a talk at the University of South Africa’s Winnie-Madikizela-Mandela building, Muckeneuck campus in an event attended by distinguished guests, professors and students. The Conversation with Thabo Mbeki is part of Thabo Mbeki African school of Public and International Affairs programme. While delivering his talk, the former president touched many things […]

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Jacob Zuma promises free education if MK party wins elections

After the election date announcement by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, many political parties moved ahead with their election campaigns hoping to convince people on why they should vote for them on the 29th of May. MK Party’s top member and former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma was among […]

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Internet reacts to Jacob Zuma wanting to banish pregnant teens to Robben Island

Former South African president, Jacob Zuma, revealed several eyebrow-raising proposals he wishes to pass should he become president again. One of those proposals, which received a huge response from the internet, was exiling pregnant teenagers to Robben Island. No longer a part of the African National Congress (ANC), the controversial politician is now the uMkhonto […]

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WATCH: Jacob Zuma’s moving tribute to Mbongeni Ngema

Renowned playwright and musician Mbongeni Ngema, who recently passed away in a car crash, had several upcoming projects in the pipeline, as revealed during his memorial service, reports say. Ngema was working on plays about former President Jacob Zuma, former ANC president OR Tambo, and theater icon Gibson Kente. Zuma disclosed that Ngema was also […]

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