Zuma's Faustian pact: The fall of a once idealistic young revolutionary

Like the tragedy of Dr Faustus, Jacob Zuma made a pact with the devil to enrich himself by plundering the public purse

04 July 2021 - 00:05
By Nadine Dreyer

Like the tragedy of Dr Faustus, Jacob Zuma made a pact with the devil to enrich himself by plundering the public purse, writes Nadine Dreyer.

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