Jacob Zuma

The last day of June, and almost undetected in the distraction of the World Cup, the Mail and Guardian reported a “Wild West” style mining deal by Imperial Crown Trading, a company linked to Jacob Zuma, which secured a Sishen coal mine acquisition worth R20 billion in assets and a niche in the iron ore supply chain of South Africa’s globally competitive steel industry.

South African President Jacob Zuma appears to have patched up a quarrel with the South African Council of Churches, a key body in the struggle against apartheid. 



The council was offended in 2009 when Zuma failed to consult it about the creation of the National Interfaith Leadership Council, and did not include it in the new body. 



The rip-roaring success of the World Cup has put South Africa in the running to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games. The possibility has been raised by none other than Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, who announced on Wednesday that he would discuss the possibility of a South African bid with President Jacob Zuma when the two meet at Soccer City for the World Cup final on July 11.

Last week, COPE Parliamentary leader Rev. Mvume Dandala led a no-confidence vote against President Jacob Zuma. Topping Dandala's list of allegations of failed leadership was Zuma's "repeated risky sexual behaviour, thus weakening the crucial fight against HIV/Aids and setting a poor example."

We welcome the prospect of a national dialogue on morality and morals in our country. President Zuma's proposal is a timely one. It is for all South Africans to participate in a collective responsibility for our future.

Written by ANiSA Associate

Last week, the South African Catholic Bishop’s Council released a statement deploring the country’s attempts to excuse or defend what the Church referred to as “bad moral behavior in the name of ‘culture,’” and encouraged leaders to “recommit themselves to being worthy role models for the youth and children of the nation.”

Written by Munyaradzi Makoni

Cape Town (ENI). In a parliamentary speech before Nelson Mandela, one of the major driving forces behind the end of apartheid, Jacob Zuma, the current South African president, promised his people more job opportunities and a continued fight against crime, but in thanking those who had fought for freedom, he ignored the country's churches. 



Written by Joe Sawatzky

In response to last week's traditional wedding of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, Thobeka Madiba, Christian Democratic Party leader Rev.