President Zuma's biggest blunders in office
President Jacob Zuma resigned from office on Wednesday evening with immediate effect, ending a rather controversial term in South African political history.
After taking office in 2009, President Zuma has been embroiled in accusations of fraud and misconduct.
Among the many scandals the president was a part of, a few stand out.
The upgrades to his house in Nkandla - where he was found to have had "benefitted unduly" and was ordered to pay back some of the money; the 783 counts of fraud, racketeering corruption and money laundering - which he still has to answer for.
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Civil society, opposition parties and unions weigh in on what the former president's biggest blunders were while in office.
- COSATU says President Zuma's decision to allow the Gupta's to play a significant role in his administration was one of his biggest mistakes.
- Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) - believes he should have resigned when he was found to have breached the Constitution.
- The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation's Neeshan Balton says Zuma's biggest blunder is believing that he had done nothing wrong.