President Jacob Zuma

R500 000 For JZ’s Ear

By Dominic Mahlangu, Noipone Malefane and Chandre PrinceBusiness leaders shell out millions to sit with top brass prior to ANC meeting Mining magnate Patrice Motsepe outbid everyone to secure a seat at President Jacob Zuma’s table at last night’s gala dinner ahead of...

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Malema on the Ropes After Zuma Barrage

By Dominic Mahlangu, Charles Molele and Nkululeko Ncana20 September 2010Delegates applaud president's tough line ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema suffered a major defeat yesterday as President Jacob Zuma stamped his authority on the ruling party and read the riot...

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Media is Its Own Worst News, Says Zuma Aide

Zizi Kodwa, President Jacob Zuma's special adviser on communications, says the South African media is in denial about its own shortcomings. The real threat to SA media freedom would not be the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal but the media's denial that it had serious...

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Of Course Public-Sector Strikes are Political

By Khaye Nkwanyana27 August 2010 President Jacob Zuma, out of his anger and frustration at the public-sector wage dispute, is calling for trade unions not to make political statements. The president wants to erect a Chinese wall between the political arena and...

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