Sunday Times photographers capture a president who became a criminal
A rare light moment at the Zondo commission last year. Zuma’s appearance was brief and his departure abrupt, leading to his conviction for contempt of court.Jacob Zuma always had an eye on power — and also kept one open for photographers. They seldom caught him without a smile — except when he was in trouble before a judge.
Here is the Zuma collection of images taken by Sunday Times photographers of a president who became a criminal.The beginning of the endZuma shows off Zulu dance moves at one of his weddings at Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.Zuma at the ANC’s national conference of 2017 with Cyril Ramaphosa, who would succeed him as party president, then as state president the following year.Zuma at the Randburg magistrate’s court where his son, Duduzane, appeared on a charge of culpable homicide in 2014.