Jacob Zuma has mastered the art of using fake intelligence reports against his enemies — it’s a congress movement tactic harking back to his time in exile. 

His former secretary-general Floyd Shivambu says Zuma relied on a fake intelligence report (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/politics/2025-06-19-doctored-intel-led-to-my-removal-as-mk-secretary-general-says-shivambu/) and “superstition” (that Shivambu was seeking to overthrow Zuma) to axe him from his post in the MK party. ..

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