South Africa is still reeling from the aftermath of a failed insurrection in July triggered by the arrest and incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma which claimed 350 lives and caused damage estimated at R60bn ($40bn) and is gradually emerging from the third wave of the pandemic (AC Vol 62 No 16 After the insurrection)...

Mabuza was credited with having more than doubled ANC membership in the province and was one of former President Jacob Zuma's three 'premier league' supporters who later backed the candidacy of Dlamini-Zuma Zuma's ex-wife...

Zondo's State Capture Commission has for three years been hearing evidence of corruption on a grand scale during the nine years of former President Jacob Zuma's government...

Ramaphosa needs Mantashe as he deals with the aftermath of the rioting sparked by the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma looming elections public sector wage negotiations and the run-up to the 2022 ANC conference...

The reshuffle has struck a decisive blow to the so-called Radical Economic Transformation (RET) wing of former President Jacob Zuma and suspended ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule both of whom face protracted corruption trials (AC Vol 61 No 23 Ace arrest boosts Cyril)...

Ramaphosa narrowly beat Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Jacob Zuma's ex-wife for ANC president at the elective conference in 2017 while Lindiwe Sisulu who has had more senior cabinet posts than any other woman in the ANC initially challenged Ramaphosa before withdrawing (AC Vol 59 No 1 Pushing Zuma to the exit & Vol 62 No 10 Magashule overplays his hand)...

The government is taking a hard look at its own intelligence and security leaders in the aftermath of the orchestrated campaign of sabotage and protests which morphed into an orgy of looting and violence following the arrest and jailing of former President Jacob Zuma...

Makhura's cabinet has now been purged of politicians affiliated to former President Jacob Zuma or Ace Magashule the embattled party secretary-general but remains a hotbed of intrigue...

It has the biggest ANC membership of any province and was the launching pad for Jacob Zuma's bid for the presidency but the party is now riven by murderous factional rivalries and controversies over contract corruption on an epic scale (AC Vol 60 No 16 Meltdown in the party)...