Jacob Zuma

=== 2009 "love-child" ===
In January 2010, the ''Sunday Times'' reported that Khoza had given birth to Zuma's daughter in 2009,<ref name="stimes-Thandekile-12" /><ref>{{cite news |date=2010-02-03 |title=Zuma and Khoza 'are married' |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-and-khoza-are-married-472353 |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]}}</ref> and Zuma ultimately confirmed that he had paid ''[[inhlawulo]]'', acknowledging paternity, and appealed for privacy.<ref name="Independent Online-2010">{{cite news |date=2010-02-03 |title=Zuma confirms love-child |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-confirms-love-child-472439 |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]}}</ref> Opposition parties criticised Zuma's actions. Both the [[African Christian Democratic Party]] and the DA said that it undermined the government's [[Prevention of HIV/AIDS|HIV/AIDS prevention]] programme, which promoted [[safe sex]] and marital fidelity.<ref name="cope2">{{cite news |last=Govender |first=Peroshni |date=2010-02-02 |title=Zuma flouts safe sex campaign, says COPE |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-flouts-safe-sex-campaign-says-cope-472178 |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]}}</ref> DA leader Zille also argued that it was not a purely private matter, since elected public officials had to embody the principles and values for which they stood.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 February 2010 |title=Zuma should apologise, says Zille |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2010-02-02-zuma-should-apologise-says-zille/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205065954/http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-02-zuma-should-apologise-says-zille |archive-date=5 February 2010 |website=[[Mail & Guardian]]}}</ref> The [[Congress of the People (South African political party)|Congress of the People]] said that Zuma could no longer use African cultural practices to justify his "promiscuity",<ref name="cope2" /> and [[Independent Democrats]] leader [[Patricia de Lille]] said that Zuma was asking people "to do as I say and not as I do".<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Gaye |date=2010-02-02 |title=Zuma sex report 'a PR nightmare' |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-sex-report-a-pr-nightmare-472272 |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]]}}</ref>

Zuma initially denied that the incident was relevant to the government's HIV/AIDS programme and appealed for privacy.<ref name="Independent Online-2010" /> However, amid public controversy, on 6 February Zuma said he "deeply regretted the pain that he caused to his family, the ANC, the alliance and South Africans in general".<ref>{{cite news |date=6 February 2010 |title=Zuma 'deeply regrets' love-child pain |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2010-02-06-zuma-deeply-regrets-lovechild-pain/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209012946/http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-06-zuma-deeply-regrets-lovechild-pain |archive-date=9 February 2010 |website=[[Mail & Guardian]]}}</ref> Similarly, the ANC initially defended Zuma, saying that it saw no links between its HIV/AIDS policies and Zuma's personal life,<ref>{{cite news |date=2010-02-01 |title=ANC defends Jacob Zuma over 'love-child' claims |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8492553.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202052800/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8492553.stm |archive-date=2 February 2010 |work=BBC News}}</ref> but on 5 February acknowledged the widespread disapproval and said that it had listened to the public and learnt "many valuable lessons".<ref name="sexpact2">{{cite web |last1=Ngalwa |first1=Sibusiso |last2=du Plessis |first2=Carien |title=JZ broke sex pact |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/jz-broke-sex-pact-472683 |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |language=en |publication-place=South Africa |publication-date=6 February 2010}}</ref>[[African National Congress Youth League|ANC Youth League]] leader [[Julius Malema]] said, "Zuma is our father so we are not qualified to talk about that", but committed the Youth League to continual emphasis on its HIV/AIDS programme and "one boyfriend, one girlfriend" stance in a nationwide awareness campaign.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 February 2010 |title=Love-child talk 'disrespectful' |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/love-child-talk-disrespectful-20100201 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204074802/http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/Politics/1057/d0ed84d2b295404ba0b2d8df152587a3/01-02-2010-04-11/Disrespectful_to_discuss_love-child_Malema |archive-date=4 February 2010 |work=News24}}</ref> [[African National Congress Women's League|ANC Women's League]] deputy president [[Nosipho Ntwanambi]] said:<blockquote>With many African people for instance, and generally speaking, it is not right to have an extramarital affair if you have committed to yourself to a marriage. But under the [[Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998|Customary Marriages Act]], if the first wife agrees, and if all these issues are discussed with her, we can't do anything.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 February 2010 |title=SA has 'right to know about love-child' |url=https://www.news24.com/News24/SA-has-right-to-know-about-love-child-20100201 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203071213/http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/Politics/1057/bfdf8618c1414d9b8b6c658dea6fcf83/01-02-2010-08-09/SA_has_right_to_know_about_love-child |archive-date=3 February 2010 |work=News24}}</ref></blockquote>[[Zwelinzima Vavi]], the general secretary of the ANC's [[Tripartite Alliance]] partner the [[Congress of South African Trade Unions]], said that he passed no judgment but hoped that the matter would be "on Zuma's conscience", while also reiterating Zuma's appeal for privacy.<ref name="sexpact2" />
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