Jacob Zuma is the former Deputy President of South Africa who was suspended from office pending a court case on corruption charges but whose name has dominated the South Africa media over the last few months in relation to his prosecution for rape of a much younger woman who was HIV positive. The Jacob Zuma trial has produced powerful feelings for and against Zuma, thus, the author wants to reflect briefly on aspects of Zuma's appeal drawing on conversations with students--Zuma supporters--at the University of KwaZulu-Natal where he teaches. Furthermore, he states that teaching "Jacob Zuma" in mixed "race" and mixed gender classes without generating and reinforcing "racial" and gendered tensions, but encouraging self-reflexivity and engagement with "Others" presents a major challenge.