Things you didn’t know about Jacob Zuma

10 things you may not know about President Jacob Zuma.

You know he is in his second term of office, the maximum any one person may hold it for.

1. The President middle name is  “Gedleyihlekisa”, was constructed by his father. When the Zulu phrase is translated into English, it reads, “I cannot keep quiet when someone pretends to love me with a deceitful smile”.

2. If you’re into Astrology, you’d want to know that President Zuma is an Aries, born 12 April 1942. Words often used to describe the Aries sign include “optimistic”, “born leader”, and “enthusiastic”.

3. President Zuma loves to dig into a dish of Oxtail, his favourite meal.

4. When he is enjoying his oxtail, don’t offer our President an alcoholic drink – he’d much prefer some Rooibos tea with honey.

5. When in exile – first in Swaziland and then in Mozambique – President Zuma regarded Former State President Thabo Mbeki as his best friend.

6. When Msholozi – our President’s praise name – was a young boy, he excelled at stick fighting and he most likely started off with tree branches.

7. Leading from a young age, President Zuma set up a night school for him and some of his friends. Here he learned as much as he could from an elderly woman whom the boys paid 25 cents.

8. During his decade on Robben Island, President Zuma did not receive a single visitor as his mother could not afford the fare and he asked that she save the money for his siblings.

9. Being a football-lover, a young Jacob Zuma served as the Rangers captain, one of the teams at the Robben Island prison.

10. When President Zuma left the Island, he started work at a pet shop.