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Jacob Zuma

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election.

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South African President Jacob Zuma slams youth wing of his party, calls for discipline

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president on Monday slammed his party's youth league, warning the African National Congress will take stern action against ill-disciplined members.

President Jacob Zuma said the African National Congress Youth League is ill-disciplined and responsible for "unacceptable" incidents that he said threaten party unity. The criticism reflects directly on firebrand youth leader Julius Malema — who has previously earned public rebukes from Zuma — though Zuma did not name Malema during his speech at a party congress in the eastern coastal city of Durban.He said the ANC youth must stop putting forward candidates for party leadership because it's too early for that."Juniors must respect their seniors. Those who belong to junior structures must respect those in senior structures of the party, I am talking about ANC structures," Zuma said in a nationally televised address.Malema did not comment to journalists after Zuma's speech. But Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a Ma...

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