Comrade President: The Man From Nkandla Born into poverty in apartheid South Africa, Jacob Zuma defies his destiny, by making the difficult journey to the highest office of his newly liberated country. Zuma is a young Zulu herdboy, with no formal education, who is stirred into a political awakening by stories of local rebellions and socialist revolutions in distant corners of the world. But his survival skills, sophisticated legal team, and long-standing connections with intelligence networks, help him survive as President.