South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned from office with immediate effect, ending a controversial and turbulent period in the country's political history.

South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned from office with immediate effect, ending a controversial and turbulent period in the country's political history.

Zuma, 75, has been in power since 2009 and faced numerous allegations of corruption.

Here are five of his biggest scandals:

Rape charges and HIV

Before taking office, Zuma was put on trial in 2006 for rape, in a case that dismayed many South Africans.

Zuma said the sex with the 31-year-old family friend was consensual and he was acquitted.

But he told the court he had showered to avoid contracting HIV after having unprotected sex with his HIV-positive accuser -- a common but dangerous myth.

Zuma was head of the South African National AIDS Council at the time, and was pilloried for his ignorance.

He is still mocked in newspaper cartoons, which often depict him with a shower nozzle sprouting from his bald head.

Nearly a fifth of South Africans aged between 15 and 49 are HIV-positive.

Nkandla costs

Zuma was found by the country's graft watchdog in 2014 to have "benefited unduly" from so-called security upgrades to his rural Nkandla residence in KwaZulu-Natal province. It said he should refund some of the money.

The work, paid for with taxpayers' money, cost $24 million (22 million euros) and included a swimming pool, which was described as a fire-fighting facility, a chicken run, a cattle enclosure, an amphitheatre and a visitors' centre.

For two years, Zuma fought the order to repay part of the money. The scandal came to dominate his presidency -- with opposition lawmakers chanting "Pay back the money!" every time he appeared in parliament.

In March 2016 he was ordered by the Constitutional Court to pay back the cash and suffered a stinging rebuke from the justices who accused him of failing to respect and uphold the constitution.

Guptagate

As the Nkandla debacle built to a climax, its place in the headlines was overtaken by a new scandal, known as Guptagate.

It involved the president's allegedly corrupt relationship with a wealthy family of Indian immigrants headed by three brothers -- Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta -- who built a business empire in mining, media, technology and engineering.

Smouldering rumours of the family's undue influence on the president burst into flames in 2016 when evidence emerged they allegedly offered key government jobs to those who might help their business interests.

Ousted deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas revealed that the Guptas had offered him a promotion shortly before Zuma sacked respected finance minister Nhlanhla Nene in December 2015.

The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) laid corruption charges against the Guptas and Zuma's son Duduzane.

Arms deal

In October 2017, after a marathon legal campaign by the DA party, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that Zuma was liable for prosecution over almost 800 counts of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal.

The accusations relate to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal signed in 1999, when Zuma was deputy president. He allegedly accepted bribes from international arms manufacturers to influence the choice of weaponry.

Zuma's advisor, Schabir Shaik, was jailed for 15 years in 2005. He was released on medical parole in 2009, the year Zuma became president.

After he leaves office, Zuma faces the risk of jail over 18 criminal charges over the 783 payments he received.

Omar al-Bashir

In March 2016 the South African Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a judgement that the failure by Zuma's government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was illegal.

Despite an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes in the conflict in Darfur, Bashir was allowed to attend a meeting of the African Union in Johannesburg in 2015.

The government said the fact that he was attending the summit as a head of state meant he had immunity, but the court disagreed.

Zuma escaped an impeachment attempt over the issue in parliament in September 2016, when ANC lawmakers voted overwhelmingly against it.

SOURCE: http://www.clintgist.com/jacob-zumas-five-biggest-career-scandals/

Worst things have happened in this regime yet no one has even thought of resigning. If anything,they want to come back in 2019.

We shall stop them. Personally, I will play my part. I don't know about you.

#B2D-19.

And to imagine he is Okorocha's number one hero

serious matter

Bubu's certificate scandal alone is worse than zuma's scandals combined.

I sincerely don't know why people compare this man to Buhari. This man has scandal to himself but Buhari doesn't.
Cases of corruption are linked directly to him and not his subordinates even Goody was never this bad.
If you feel Buhari has done bad wait till 2019 and don't be foaming online.

Meanwhile am waiting for those who will stand against APC before giving my final verdict for 2019

See his head like tuwo pot! !

Story 4 D Gods Dose Are Past....D Old Tinz Has Past Away.....Talk Abt Hs Achevement,,,,,,,,he Dn't care Abt Dat Anymre Coz life Goes On......WHEN JUST EXACTLY WOULD BUHARI COPY AND YOU KNOW........

Another scandal

Having his statue erected in Nigeria(giant of Africa).

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Zuma nah Child's play where all our presidents both past and present dey...infact he is a learner.

Only wish bubu can resign like this

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Wind of change blowing round Africa.

All this are no corruption in Nigeria.

Obudupikin:
Worst things have happened in this regime yet no one has even thought of resigning. If anything,they want to come back in 2019.

We shall stop them. Personally, I will play my part. I don't know about you.

#B2D-19.

Our Senate is corrupt and nepotistic, otherwise bubu should have been gone feeding his cows.
Buhari's presence in that exalted office remains the biggest insult on Nigerians.

U showered after u had sex with an HIV patient to avoid contacting the disease. Oponu. I'm sure the man from Daura can't be this stewpeed

Nah rochas okoroawusa hero. But if these are his only crime then Nigeria need leader like this and citizens like South Africans

God hear Nigeria prayer make our president chance e mind and resign too

In the be ne gin In the be gi ne gin Yes In the be nee ginee

I think he's better than mbeki

For ur logo, business cards, banner, cartoons, artwork etc. It's service before payment

His statue should be remove and send bk to him pls

Lol...... All African leaders sha..... Dem 2 greedy.....

Messing around with GEJ because tinubu told him to do so

Karma is a biyatch

nairavsdollars:
And to imagine he is Okorocha's number one hero

hahahahahahahaaaaa........I YAF DIE ooooooooo

Nd someone in dz area z bn faced wt charges upon charges, accusations upon accusations.

Ordinary resign taya dem.


2019 is d year.

Two tinx must apn, its either we vote him out or God call him to him syd

I'm waiting for the first Nigerian leader that would resign from ofix

Obudupikin:
Worst things have happened in this regime yet no one has even thought of resigning. If anything,they want to come back in 2019.

We shall stop them. Personally, I will play my part. I don't know about you.

#B2D-19.

We are all in the the quest to send this present administration packing come 2019#

and he is someone mentor

Meanwhile we have a man whose waec certificate is non existent, our court said he could bring NEPA bill

He spent over 100 days on medical vacation and no one cud sue him for perjury cus he lied that he would work on health care

We have a man whose wife was in charge of bureau de change making billions from the forex fluctuations yet nothing happened

A man who benefited from the 2.1 billion dollars Dasuki loot...but it is his constitutional right he claimed...yet Olisa Metuh is in court for collecting money for a legit job done and payment received

We have a man whose tribesmen are killing , raping and maiming people..and he turns a blind eye and claims freedom of movement. Yet no one is suing

A man who is minister of petroleum yet 25 billion is missing and no one is talking


Nigeria is a celebrated Sh!thole

Zuma still better than BUHARI...


Zuma, Okorocha Friend .. Come and carry your statute from IMO state oo