Polokwane to Nasrec - 10 years of President Jacob Zuma
What you need to know about the ten years Jacob Zuma has led the ANC
President Jacob Zuma’s two terms as president has seen the ANC spiral into a state of crisis which has seen both society and respected veterans lose its trust in the leadership of the ruling party. This was exacerbated by damning allegations the president allowed the state to be captured by a family, and not upholding his oath to respect and protect the Constitution. This is a timeline of 10 years of Jacob Zuma’s political leadership: 2007: Jacob Zuma becomes president of the ANC at the highly contested Polokwane elective conference in December as he defeats former president Thabo Mbeki who tried to hold the reigns of the ANC for a third term. His success comes at a time where the alliance is at its strongest. His allies included then Youth League president Julius Malema, general secretary of the SACP Blade Nzimande and general secretary of Cosatu Zwelinzima Vavi. He was the man of the people who would take the party forward and unify the ANC. 2008: The ANC National Executive Commit...
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