10 things you need to know about Jacob Zuma

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President Jacob Zuma has a lot of attributes other than being one of the meme ambassadors.
Here are but a few facts about him.


  1. He has been president of since 2009 and the 4th president of South Africa.
  2. His full name is Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma. The name Gedleyihlekisa means the one who laughs while grinding his enemies. In another context it means I cannot keep quiet when someone pretends to love me with a deceitful smile”. His clan’s name is Msholozi. He was born on 12 April 1942 in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.
  3. He is a polygamist, Bongi Ngema (2012-present); Thobeka Stacy Mabhija (2010-present); Nompumelelo Ntuli (2008-present); Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini (1982-1998, divorced); Kate Mantsho Zuma (1976-2000, her death); Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo Zuma (1973-present) Father of more than 20 children.
  4. He was imprisoned on Robben Island for 10 years. In 1963, Zuma was arrested along with 45 recruits of the ANC. They were convicted of conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government and were consequently sentenced to serve time on Robben Island along with Nelson Mandela and other prominent ANC leaders. 
  5. In 1987, Jacob Zuma was forced to leave Mozambique. The Mozambican government ordered Zuma to leave the country. He then left Mozambique for Lusaka, Zimbabwe. The ANC headquarters were then moved to Zimbabwe and he was appointed as Head of Underground Structures. 
  6. He was fired from his position as Executive Deputy President, after his financial advisor was convicted of corruption and fraud, by the then president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki
  7. Jacob Zuma once faced rape charges in 2005 after a woman claimed that he raped her in his home. After pleading guilty, he stood trial. It was during this period that he was criticized for his ignorance about HIV/AIDS after he claimed that he had a shower after having unprotected sex with his accuser, so that he could avoid contracting the disease. The judge eventually acquitted Jacob Zuma of the charges. His corruption charges were also later thrown out of court
  8. He taught himself to read and write Zulu in the bush. Be that as it may, it did not stop him from learning other languages. Other than Zulu, he speaks French, Russia, Portuguese Swahili and Xhosa fluently.
  9. While on Robben Island, he was the Rangers captain, one of the teams at the prison,he also served as a referee for the prisoners’ association football games which were organised by the prisoners’ governing body, Makana F.A.
  10. Well most Nigerians are currently upset with the president and co offender Rochas Okorocha

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