Profile summary
Jacob Zuma is listed as party leader for uMkhonto weSizwe Party. This profile is prepared for the Integrity Index evidence-review workflow. The score below is calculated only from source-linked evidence items recorded after the current source-category review.
Integrity Risk Score
85
Risk level: Severe. Evidence items recorded in current evidence table.
Profile status
- Party
- MK
- Party name
- uMkhonto weSizwe Party
- Leadership role
- Party leader
- Inclusion source
- MK Party public leadership records
- Conviction status
- No record in current evidence table
- Criminal charge status
- Recorded
- Official investigation status
- No record in current evidence table
- Ethics finding status
- No record in current evidence table
- Credible media allegation status
- No record in current evidence table
- Conflict or procurement concern
- No record in current evidence table
- Cleared or dismissed matters
- Recorded
- Date last reviewed
- 25 June 2026
Scoring breakdown
Criminal conviction
Automatic 100
No record in current evidence table
Formal criminal charges currently pending
+50
Recorded
Named adversely in official finding or official report
+35
Recorded
Official investigation
+25
No record in current evidence table
Parliamentary ethics or conflict-of-interest matter
+20
No record in current evidence table
Repeated credible media allegations
+10 to +15
No record in current evidence table
Serious conflict-of-interest or procurement concern
+10
No record in current evidence table
Cleared, withdrawn, disproven, corrected or dismissed matter
Context only / 0
Recorded
Evidence table
| Date | Category | Status | Summary | Source | Confidence | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2026 | Inclusion source | Verified for listing | Listed as a party leadership profile for a party represented in Parliament. | MK Party public leadership records | High | 0 |
| 2021-06-29 | Cleared or contextualised matter | Constitutional Court contempt conviction recorded as context | The Constitutional Court sentenced Jacob Zuma for contempt of court after he failed to comply with the State Capture Commission process. This is retained as serious public-record context but is not scored as an automatic 100 because the published methodology reserves that treatment for integrity-related offences such as corruption, fraud, theft or abuse of office. | Constitutional Court contempt judgment | High | 0 |
| 2021-10-26 | Formal charges | Arms-deal corruption prosecution pending in public record | The National Prosecuting Authority has publicly recorded the arms-deal prosecution involving Jacob Zuma and Thales. This is scored as a formal charge matter and does not imply guilt. | NPA arms-deal prosecution statement | High | +50 |
| 2022-06-22 | Official finding | State Capture Commission adverse official-report record | The State Capture Commission report records extensive adverse findings and conclusions concerning Zuma-era state capture. This is scored as a separate official-report matter from the arms-deal prosecution. | State Capture Commission final reports | High | +35 |
Methodology note
Integrity Index uses a risk-score model where higher scores indicate higher publicly documented integrity risk. Scores are calculated from structured evidence categories, including convictions, formal charges, official findings, official investigations, ethics matters, credible allegations, serious conflict-of-interest or procurement concerns, and contextual cleared or dismissed matters. Cleared or contextualised matters do not create negative points.
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