Later that year, the South-African government announced that it had reached a deal to buy 29 million rand worth of strategic arms—planes, boats, helicopters and submarines. This deal has haunted Zuma for years. He and other members of the government were investigated when financial irregularities were discovered. Initially cleared in a report on the matter, Zuma ended up facing corruption charges, though those charges were dropped in Zuma's legal woes resurfaced in after his financial advisor, Shabir Shaik, was convicted of corruption and fraud.
Zuma was again charged with corruption for taking a bribe in connection with the arms deal. As a result, he was fired by President Mbeki. In December , Zuma was charged with raping a woman in his home. Pleading not guilty, Zuma stood on trial in Johannesburg for several months in early His accuser was HIV positive and Zuma said that they had sex without protection and that he showered after having sex to avoid getting the virus.
After the judge ruled that the sex was consensual, Zuma was acquitted of the charge in May. In the fall of , the corruption charges against Zuma were thrown out by a judge. However, the door was left open for charges to be filed against him in the future.
Free of legal challenges, Zuma was soon running for the presidency of the ANC. He took on former friend and president Mbeki for control of their political party. Zuma was sentenced on 29 June for defying an instruction to give evidence at an inquiry into corruption during his nine years in power. He has testified only once at the inquiry into what has become known as "state capture" - meaning the siphoning off of state assets. Businessmen have been accused of conspiring with politicians to influence the decision-making process while he was in office.
Zuma has repeatedly said he is the victim of a political conspiracy. The decision to grant him parole was compelled by a medical report to South Africa's prison department, it said. He also faces a separate corruption trial, which is due to resume on 9 September. Zuma's medical parole could only be revoked if he does not comply with the placement conditions, Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said. He found that the functions of the Department had effectively been outsourced to the KwaZulu Finance Corporation.
Despite this lack of capacity and a bare bones budget, then MEC Zuma focused on critical issues that could move provincial government forward and integrate it with national government.
As MEC he did not neglect local community development. He initiated and ensured the development of Shu Shu hot springs in the northern part of the province. This has since developed into a community tourism project amongst many.
His skills as a peacemaker came to good use in the national government, when he was asked by former President Nelson Mandela to assist him as Burundi peace mediator. He spent at least two years working to resolve the protracted Burundi conflict. His efforts ended triumphantly in a landmark peace agreement in December This agreement also had a first for Africa as the President had, working through the AU, managed to secure the first ever African peacekeeping mission.
The South African National Defence Force began serving in Burundi protecting leaders and assisting to stabilise the transitional process. When President Pierre Nkurunziza was inaugurated in August , it was a major achievement for President Zuma who had gone through many trials and tribulations to bring about peace in that country. President Zuma also launched the Moral Regeneration Movement to galvanise government and civil society towards building a caring society amongst his highlights as deputy president, and also began championing rural development and the fight against AIDS, as chairperson of the South African National Aids Council.
He performed his tasks diligently until he was released from his duties as Deputy President of the Republic in Given the acrimonious nature of the contestation leading to the ANC conference, President Zuma and the leadership collective then gave themselves the task of rebuilding and renewing the organisation. He led the organisation in the election campaign, fought in the midst of a breakaway from the ANC by a group that went on to form an organisation called the Congress of the People COPE.
The ANC emerged victorious in the national elections after a campaign based on the improvement of services in five priorities, rural development and land reform, creating decent work, the fight against crime, health and education. Mr Zuma was inaugurated as President of the Republic for his first term on the 9th May These are generally referred to as the Polokwane Resolutions. President Zuma began his first term by reconfiguring government to improve performance, while promoting collaboration with society under the theme of the fourth administration, Working Together We Can Do More.
Most importantly, two new functions and Ministries were created in the Presidency, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and the National Planning Commission. Another key change was the refocusing of the housing portfolio to that of Human Settlements. Under the new approach it is no longer just about providing shelter but all the infrastructure and services that enable decent life.
One of the key achievements of the administration is the development of the National Development Plan Vision by the National Planning Commission, established by President Zuma in The country now has a plan that looks beyond just a few years. This led to the establishment of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission to drive the implementation of the massive and successful public infrastructure development programme. If you are reading this message your browser has Javascript disabled.
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