• Rape charge: Before he took office as president in 2009, Jacob Zuma was no stranger to scandal. In 2006 he was acquitted of a rape charge brought by HIV-positive family friend Fezeka Kuzwayo. He shocked many when he said during the trial that he had taken a shower to avoid contracting HIV after what he testified was consensual sex. • Arms deal: Shortly after the ANC’s 2009 election victory, Zuma faced a court challenge that sought to reinstate 783 counts of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering against him. The charges related to the multibillion-rand arms deal concluded in 1999 under his auspices as deputy president. In 2017 the supreme court of appeal upheld a high court ruling that the decision to drop the charges against him was irrational. • Nkandla: Zuma saw nothing wrong with public money being spent on upgrading his private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu Natal. He ridiculed the nation’s "obsession" with the matter after the public protector found he was liable for...
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