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RELUCTANT ZUMA BOWS OUT UNDER PRESSURE, TURNING OVER SOUTH AFRICA'S HELM TO WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN
South African President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday in a televised address to the nation, ending a turbulent tenure marred by corruption scandals that... READ MORE›
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South Africa's beleaguered Jacob Zuma resigned Wednesday as president 'with immediate effect' after being under pressure by the ruling African National Congress party over corruption allegations... READ MORE›
JACOB ZUMA RESIGNS AS SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT
Embattled South African president announces decision to step down ahead of scheduled no-confidence vote against him... READ MORE›
EMBATTLED JACOB ZUMA RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA
Zuma has been South Africa's most embattled leader having been severally accused of corruption by opponents and the courts... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA RESIGNS 'WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT'
South African President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday, bringing an end to his scandal-marred tenure... READ MORE›
JACOB ZUMA RESIGNS AS SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT AMID STRING OF SCANDALS
I have served the people of South Africa to the best of my ability... READ MORE›
'WHAT IS THIS HURRY?': JACOB ZUMA COMPLAINS OF 'UNFAIR' TREATMENT BY HIS OWN PARTY
South African President Jacob Zuma says ruling party leaders have not given him clear reasons for why he should resign, and calls his treatment unfair... READ MORE›
ANC FORMALLY ASKS S AFRICA'S ZUMA TO GO
South Africa's ruling African National Congress ANC has formally asked President Jacob Zuma to resign, a senior party official has confirmed... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING PARTY TELLS JACOB ZUMA TO RESIGN AS PRESIDENT
Ramaphosa has held private talks with the president on a power transition, angering opposition parties who described the process as an affront to South African democracy... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING PARTY TO REMOVE ZUMA AS HEAD OF STATE
South Africa's ruling ANC party resolved Tuesday to oust scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma from office after he refused to resign, local media reported... READ MORE›
ANC TO DECIDE ON FATE OF JACOB ZUMA
The highest decision-making body of South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, is set to meet to decide on the fate of President Jacob Zuma on Monday... READ MORE›
ANC PANEL SET TO DECIDE ON SOUTH AFRICAN LEADER ZUMA'S FATE
A key committee of South Africa's ruling African National Congress party intends to finalize a power transition that will see Deputy President Cyril Ramaph... READ MORE›
ANC LEADERS MEET TO DECIDE ON PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA'S FUTURE
Mr Zuma has resisted increasing pressure to quit since December, when Mr Ramaphosa replaced him as leader of the ANC African National Congress ... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT ZUMA'S FATE TO BE DECIDED ON MONDAY, SAYS ANC HEAD
In 2008, shortly after taking the party's helm, Zuma engineered the ousting of Thabo Mbeki from the presidency... READ MORE›
ANC IMPATIENT OVER JACOB ZUMA FUTURE
The African National Congress ANC says the party will hold talks on Monday to resolve President Jacob Zuma's future... READ MORE›
RAMAPHOSA TO ADDRESS RALLY AS S.AFRICA DEADLOCK TIGHTENS
We are confident when Zuma and Ramaphosa finish they'll give South Africa a positive way forward, Environment Minister Edna Molewa said Saturday... READ MORE›
SIX REASONS WHY S AFRICA'S PRESIDENT IS UNDER PRESSURE
South Africa's chief prosecutor said phone-tap evidence suggested the 2007 charges had been politically motivated... READ MORE›
PRESIDENT ZUMAS SPEECH POSTPONED AMID SOUTH AFRICA POWER STRUGGLE
Should Mr. Zuma deliver the address, the Economic Freedom Fighters have promised similar actions... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S ANC TOP LEADERS TO MEET UNDER-PRESSURE ZUMA
Zuma, who is battling corruption allegations, has been in a weakened position since he was replaced as leader of the ANC in December by Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA "OPEN FOR INVESTMENT", NEW ANC LEADER RAMAPHOSA SAYS
EAST LONDON, South Africa Reuters - South Africa is open for investment and wants to offer policy certainty as it seeks to increase economic growth... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S ANC TO FORCE ZUMA TO QUIT AS PRESIDENT
South Africa's ANC to force Zuma to quit as president - eNCA TV... READ MORE›
S. AFRICAN REGULATOR PURSUES CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS AGAINST SAP, KPMG, MCKINSEY
South Africa's companies registry office on Wednesday said it is pursuing criminal complaints against SAP, KPMG and McKinsey... READ MORE›
JACOB ZUMA BOOED AS PRESSURE GROWS ON SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT TO STEP DOWN EARLY
One faction backed his bid for ANC leader, while another favoured Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former cabinet minister and ex-wife of Mr Zuma... READ MORE›
RAMAPHOSA VOWS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING PARTY
Cyril Ramaphosa, tipped to be South Africa's next president replacing scandal-prone Jacob Zuma, uses first major public speech to call for unity... READ MORE›
S.AFRICA'S TOP COURT DELIVERS ZUMA IMPEACHMENT BLOW
We conclude that National Assembly did not hold the president to account, said Constitutional Court judge Chris Jafta... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW ANC LEADER RAMAPHOSA AIMS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION
South Africa, the continent's traditional powerhouse, has had lethargic growth over the last six years and the jobless rate stands near record levels... READ MORE›
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA IS A BETTER BET THAN ZUMA, BUT LET'S NOT LOSE OUR HEADS
Cyril Ramaphosa Is a Better Bet Than Zuma, But Let's Not Lose Our Heads... READ MORE›
WILL JACOB ZUMA BE OUSTED AS SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT?
However, political analyst Somadoda Fikeni thinks it may happen much later, when Mr Zuma's leadership becomes untenable... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S ANC PICKS NEW LEADER, REJECTS CHOICE OF PRESIDENT ZUMA
Zuma's term as South Africa's head of state ends in 2019... READ MORE›
'NEARLY MAN' RAMAPHOSA EDGES CLOSER TO SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP JOB
Ramaphosa also played an important role in the drafting of South Africa's post-apartheid constitution... READ MORE›
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SOUTH AFRICAN MEN MARCH AGAINST ABUSE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Hundreds of protesters, most of them men, have marched in the South African capital, Pretoria, over rising levels of violence against women and children... READ MORE›
ROBERT MUGABE 'UNDER ARREST'
President Robert Mugabe is under house arrest after the military seized control of Zimbabwe, South African president Jacob Zuma has said... READ MORE›
ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENT MUGABE 'CONFINED TO HIS HOUSE'
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been confined to his home, according to a statement by the office of his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma... READ MORE›
DR MARK WAINBERG WHO IDENTIFIED A KEY AIDS DRUG DIES AT 71
Dr Mark Wainberg Who Identified a Key AIDS Drug Dies at 71... READ MORE›
ZIMBABWE AWAITS NEXT STEPS AFTER MILITARY TAKEOVER
South African President Jacob Zuma has reportedly dispatched senior ministers to Zimbabwe to meet President Mugabe and military leaders... READ MORE›
ANTWERP NOW HAS 'TEXT LANES' FOR PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE GLUED TO THEIR MOBILE PHONES
Antwerp now has 'text lanes' for pedestrians who are glued to their mobile phones... READ MORE›
SA APARTHEID ASSASSIN GIVEN PAROLE
Related Stories South African apartheid-era death squad commander Eugene de Kock has been granted parole after 20 years in jail... READ MORE›
MUGABE TO MEET ARMY GENERALS AFTER MASS PROTESTS
Zimbabweans have never before gathered in such numbers to march against Mugabe... READ MORE›
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA WINS ANC LEADERSHIP VOTE
South Africa's deputy president beats Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in leadership race in the ruling African National Congress... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICAN JUDGE BLOCKS ATTEMPT TO WITHDRAW FROM ICC
A South African judge has blocked the country's planned withdrawal from the international criminal court ICC, saying the move is unconstitutional without prior parliamentary approval... READ MORE›
JACOB ZUMA NARROWLY SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE IN SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT
An upbeat President Zuma arrived at the parliamentary precinct about an hour after the result was announced... READ MORE›
S AFRICA COURT CLEARS WAY FOR GRAFT PROSECUTION OF ZUMA
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution over almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal... READ MORE›
JACOB ZUMA NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE TO BE SECRET
The ruling ANC party sticks with the South African president, but admits support is 'drifting away' from their movement... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S GOVERNMENT IS AT WAR WITH ITSELF
When it became clear that prosecutors were actually planning to charge a sitting finance minister, the rand plummeted, along with many South Africans' stomachs... READ MORE›
TELEGRAPH INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI OF NIGERIA
How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across west Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram?... READ MORE›
THE ANC IS MANDELA'S LEGACY. NOW HIS GRANDDAUGHTER HAS RENOUNCED SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING PARTY.
Ndileka Mandela, the eldest granddaughter of the late former South African president, arrives at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court in 2015... READ MORE›
S&P DOWNGRADES SOUTH AFRICA'S CREDIT RATING TO 'JUNK'
South Africa's opposition parties on Monday vowed to press ahead with a no-confidence vote against Zuma, who has survived several no-confidence votes in recent years... READ MORE›
DEWANI TRIAL DATE SET FOR OCTOBER
The 34-year-old Bristol businessman is accused of ordering the murder of his wife, 28-year-old Anni, who was shot in Cape Town in 2010... READ MORE›
CHILD SNATCHERS 'TARGET BRITISH FAMILY IN CYPRUS'
When the police turned up, they took the man and woman into an office in the hotel... READ MORE›
EMMERSON MNANGAGWA SET TO TAKE OVER ZANU-PF PARTY REINS
Mnangagwa returned from South Africa two weeks after a military takeover that saw Mugabe placed under house arrest at his Blue Roof Residence in the capital... READ MORE›
LAUGHTER AND MEMORIES FILL FUNERAL OF EX-BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MASIRE
Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire was born in July, 1925 in Kanye, southern Botswana, to a cattle herding family... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE AND ANTI-ZUMA PROTESTERS CLASH IN PRETORIA
South African police and anti-Zuma protesters clash in Pretoria... READ MORE›
POLITICAL PARTIES STAGE ANTI-ZUMA PROTESTS IN PRETORIA
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the South African capital Pretoria for protests urging President Jacob Zuma to step down... READ MORE›
AHMED KATHRADA, ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVIST, DIES
Ahmed Kathrada was one of South Africa's revered anti-apartheid activists... READ MORE›
S.AFRICA WANTS TO WORK WITH US IN PROMOTING PEACE
Zuma made the remarks while congratulating US President-elect Donald Trump on winning the presidential elections, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation DIRCO said... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA LEADER TO FACE NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT
South Africa Leader to Face No-Confidence Vote by Secret Ballot... READ MORE›
CESSPOOL EXCREMENT EXPLOSION DESTROYS CHINESE BUILDING
The incident in Zhangjiajie city, in the central province of Hunan, caused a residential building to collapse and three of the injured were taken to hospital, Xinhua said... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA COURT TO RULE ON ZUMA CONFIDENCE VOTE
Court hears case for secret ballot in no-confidence motion against Jacob Zuma amid allegations of intimidation of MPs... READ MORE›
SCI-FI, CREATIVE WRITING AND WIZARDS AFRICA'S BEST AUTHORS DISCUSS MODERN LITERATURE
Masande Ntshanga, South Africa, for Space Masande Ntshanga is the winner of the 2013 Pen International new voices award... READ MORE›
MUGABE UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN ZIMBABWE AS MILITARY DENIES COUP
Zimbabwe's military was in control of the country as President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest and his generals denied staging a coup... READ MORE›