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But of course Zuma has been at the epicentre of South African politics, and his life has spilt almost daily onto the pages of South Africa's newspapers. Often embattled, always controversial, Zuma rose to take control of the ANG in Polokwane last year, unseating President Thabo Mbeki. Now, he appears destined to become the next president of South Africa.
In this unauthorised biography, veteran journalist Jeremy Gordin takes the reader beyond the daily and weekly reporting to capture something of the man: his ambitions; the political roller coaster on which he has been riding and his travails in his quest to become the next president, of South Africa.
In addition, award-winning writer Gordin covers Zuma's early life as a herd boy, his adult life as a member of the ANC, his incarceration on Robben Island, his time in exile, and the transitional years of the early 1990s. But the main focus of the story remains the recent past - Zuma's alleged corruption in the Arms Deal, his trial for rape, and his rise to power.
Preface and Acknowledgements ix
Chapter 1 1942-1959 Zulu boy 1
Chapter 2 1960-1963 Working-class warrior 10
Chapter 3 1963-1973 The Island 16
Chapter 4 1974-1990 Silence, exile and cunning 24
Chapter 5 1990-1994 The talking times 44
Chapter 6 1993-2003 The greasy levers of power 62
Chapter 7 1999-2004 Bring us our machine guns 75
Chapter 8 2003-2004 Hefer or: Hamlet without the prince 86
Chapter 9 2004-2005 Shaik goes down 100
Chapter 10 2005 Annus miserabilis 113
Chapter 11 November 2005 Interlude in Zuma-land 132
Chapter 12 2006 Rape trial 144
Chapter 13 2006 Days of dirty laundry 169
Chapter 14 2006-2007 The Floating Opera 185
Chapter 15 2007 Siyaya Limpompo! (We are going to Limpopo!) 210
Chapter 16 2007-2008 The Zuma tsunami 234
Chapter 17 2008 Let's kill all the lawyers 254
Chapter 18 September 2008 Let's fire Mbeki instead 275
Chapter 19 1942-2008 JZ 291
Notes And Sources 309
Index 315
Overview
But of course Zuma has been at the epicentre of South African politics, and his life has spilt almost daily onto the pages of South Africa's newspapers. Often embattled, always controversial, Zuma rose to take control of the ANG in Polokwane last year, unseating President Thabo Mbeki. Now, he appears destined to become the next president of South Africa.
In this unauthorised biography, veteran journalist Jeremy Gordin takes the reader beyond the daily and weekly reporting to ...