Jacob Zuma
President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018
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| September 2024 | Zuma's 21-year-old daughter Nomcebo became engaged to King Mswati III of Eswatini during the annual reed dance ceremony (Umhlanga) at the Ludzidzini Royal Palace. Nomcebo was presented as the 'liphovela' (royal fiancée), with Zuma and her mother present at the ceremony. |
| July 29 2024 | After over 45 years of membership, Zuma was expelled from the African National Congress (ANC) for supporting the rival MK Party. |
| May 20 2024 | The Constitutional Court of South Africa barred Zuma from running for parliament in the 2024 election, ruling that his early release was irrelevant. |
| March 28 2024 | Zuma was banned from running in the 2024 South African general election due to his 2021 conviction and jailing for contempt of court. |
| February 16 2024 | SANCO in KZN expelled Zuma from the organization due to his complete absenteeism since being elected as provincial chairperson. |
| January 29 2024 | Zuma was suspended from the ANC for endorsing the MK Party. |
| December 2023 | Zuma announced he would not campaign for the ANC in the 2024 election and would instead vote for the MK Party, which he considered a departure from the ANC's current leadership. |
| November 19 2023 | Zuma was elected unopposed as provincial chairperson of SANCO in Durban, despite being absent from the conference. |
| September 2023 | MK Party was registered as a political party by Jacob Zuma. |
| August 11 2023 | The Department of Correctional Services granted Zuma remission of his 15-month sentence. |
| July 13 2023 | The Constitutional Court refused to hear the Department of Correctional Services' appeal regarding Zuma's medical parole. |
| November 21 2022 | The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled Zuma's medical parole was unlawful, but allowed consideration of whether his parole time would count towards his sentence. |
| October 7 2022 | The Department of Correctional Services declared that Zuma's original sentence had ended. |
| December 15 2021 | A high court judge declared Zuma's medical parole unlawful, ordering him to return to prison with his parole time not counting towards his sentence. |
| September 5 2021 | Zuma was released on medical parole after serving two months of his 15-month sentence. |
| August 14 2021 | Zuma underwent surgery for an unspecified medical condition while hospitalized. |
| August 6 2021 | The Department of Correctional Services reported Zuma's admission to hospital for routine medical observation. |
| July 22 2021 | Zuma was granted one day's compassionate leave to attend his brother Michael's funeral. |
| July 9 2021 | The Pietermaritzburg High Court dismissed Zuma's application to halt his arrest, and severe civil unrest broke out in KwaZulu-Natal linked to his detention. |
| July 7 2021 | Zuma was arrested in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal. |
| June 29 2021 | Constitutional Court sentences Jacob Zuma to 15 months' imprisonment for contempt of court after he refused to participate in the proceedings and claimed bias. |
| June 29 2021 | Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment for contempt of court after refusing to participate in the Zondo Commission proceedings and defying the court order to appear. |
| May 26 2021 | Zuma pleaded not guilty to corruption charges. |
| January 28 2021 | Constitutional Court granted an order compelling Jacob Zuma to comply with Zondo Commission summonses after he was issued summonses to appear in January and February. |
| 2020 | Thobeka Stacie Mabhija sued Zuma for spousal maintenance and filed for divorce. |
| 2020 | Zuma again did not attend President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address, marking the third consecutive year of his absence. |
| November 20 2020 | During the commission hearing, Zuma left during a break without being excused and did not return the next day. |
| November 19 2020 | Zondo dismissed Zuma's application for his recusal from the commission proceedings, which Zuma had claimed was due to conflicts of interest. |
| November 16 2020 | Zondo issued a summons for Zuma's appearance at the commission during the week of 16 November. |
| May 2020 | Dudu Myeni, former chairperson of the Jacob Zuma Foundation, was declared a delinquent director for life by the Pretoria High Court and resigned from her board memberships. |
| 2019 | A South African documentary 'How to Steal a Country', directed by Rehad Desai, was produced, likely critiquing political corruption during Zuma's era. |
| 2019 | Zuma continued to abstain from attending President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address for the second consecutive year. |
| July 19 2019 | Zuma's lawyer announced he would 'take no further part' in the commission's proceedings and consider court action, claiming unfair treatment. |
| July 17 2019 | Chairperson Ray Zondo adjourned the commission's proceedings to meet with Zuma and his lawyers to discuss Zuma's grievances about his treatment. |
| July 15 2019 | Zuma began his testimony before the Zondo Commission, opening with claims of a decades-long 'character assassination' conspiracy against him and denying witnesses' testimonies. |
| 2018 | Zuma did not attend President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address, breaking the tradition of former presidents attending such events. |
| December 13 2018 | The ANC National Executive Committee publicly announced its intention to recall Zuma from the presidency. |
| December 12 2018 | The ANC National Executive Committee held an emergency meeting near Pretoria, deciding that Zuma should be 'recalled' by the party if he did not resign voluntarily after nearly ten hours of debate. |
| July 1 2018 | Zuma's son Nhlakanipho Vusi died. |
| April 12 2018 | Zuma's son Sakh'muzi was born to Nonkanyiso Conco. |
| March 16 2018 | The National Prosecuting Authority announced the reinstatement of corruption charges against Zuma related to the 1999 Arms Deal. |
| February 2018 | Zuma faces his final motion of no confidence in Parliament before his presidential term ends. |
| February 14 2018 | Zuma gave a live television interview on SABC, arguing against his recall and claiming he was being 'victimised' by the ANC leadership. |
| February 14 2018 | Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa, bringing an end to his second cabinet term. |
| February 6 2018 | Zuma's annual State of the Nation Address, scheduled for 8 February, was postponed indefinitely to create a more conducive political atmosphere. |
| January 2018 | Zuma established the Zondo Commission, just over a month before his resignation, following court orders to investigate state capture. |
| 2017 | The nuclear deal with Rosatom was ruled unlawful by the Western Cape High Court. |
| 2017 | Proposed introduction of a national minimum wage and supported land expropriation without compensation. |
| 2017 | Proposed increasing black economic empowerment ownership requirements in mines. |
| 2017 | Advanced a proposal for the introduction of a national minimum wage. |
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