South Africa's top court on Friday ruled that parliament failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account in a scandal over multi-million-dollar upgrades to... READ MORE›
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We conclude that National Assembly did not hold the president to account, said Constitutional Court judge Chris Jafta... READ MORE›
We conclude that National Assembly did not hold the president to account, said Constitutional Court judge Chris Jafta... READ MORE›
The court said Parliament had failed to hold President Jacob Zuma accountable in a corruption case and ordered lawmakers to set rules on impeachment... READ MORE›
Zuma's transition was discussed when he met with elders of the party, including former Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, according to City Press... READ MORE›
As the new head of South Africa's ruling ANC party, Cyril Ramaphosa says he wants to jump-start the country's stagnant economy... READ MORE›
The African National Congress ANC, South Africa's ruling-party, has resolved to immediately and unconditionally downgrade the South African Embassy in Israel into a liason office... READ MORE›
The new leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa, has pledged to fight corruption and pursue a policy of radical economic transformation ... READ MORE›
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›
The ANC is currently a party plagued by scandal with corruption allegations dating back to Jacob Zuma's election in 2009... READ MORE›
Cyril Ramaphosa Is a Better Bet Than Zuma, But Let's Not Lose Our Heads... READ MORE›
South Africa's ruling African National Congress ANC has elected a new leader in Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa born 17 November 1952 ... READ MORE›
However, political analyst Somadoda Fikeni thinks it may happen much later, when Mr Zuma's leadership becomes untenable... READ MORE›
Zuma's term as South Africa's head of state ends in 2019... READ MORE›
Zuma has led the ANC since 2007 and has been president of South Africa since 2009... READ MORE›
Mmusi Maimane, the opposition leader, said in a statement Ramaphosa cannot save South Africa, only the voters can in 2019, in reference to the upcoming national elections... READ MORE›
Ramaphosa also played an important role in the drafting of South Africa's post-apartheid constitution... READ MORE›
South Africa ANC election Cyril Ramaphosa replaces Jacob Zuma as new party leader after tight race... READ MORE›
In recent local government elections, the ANC lost control of Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, and Pretoria, the capital... READ MORE›
South Africa's deputy president beats Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in leadership race in the ruling African National Congress... READ MORE›
South Africa's ruling African National Congress ANC has selected Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party's leader... READ MORE›
Zuma has led the ANC since 2007 and has been South Africa's president since 2009... READ MORE›
Senior party members drew battle lines on social media, backing either Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma... READ MORE›
The Bank of Japan holds the last of this year's major central bank meetings this week... READ MORE›
Ramaphosa and Dlamini-Zuma were the only candidates nominated for the ANC leadership at a conference in Johannesburg on Sunday night... READ MORE›
Ramaphosa, one of the wealthiest black South Africans, has pledged to revive the struggling economy and stamp out corruption... READ MORE›
South African officials said 400 delegates had been disqualified. The results on a successor to President Jacob Zuma as party leader were expected on Monday... READ MORE›
ANC spokesperson Khusela Sangoni said the party had completed vetting the eligibility of roughly 6,000 delegates to decide who would take part in the voting... READ MORE›
Q A South Africa's ruling ANC faces 'a deep crisis' The battle to succeed President Jacob Zuma has already threatened to split the 105-year-old organisation... READ MORE›
Omar al-Bashir who has tormented Sudan for 26 years was an honoured guest of Mr Zuma at an African Union summit in Johannesburg... READ MORE›
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›
Trump spent Monday morning calling two of the African continent's most prominent leaders, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and South African President Jacob Zuma... READ MORE›
South African President Jacob Zuma condemned anti-foreigner violence and appealed for calm... READ MORE›
South Africa, which has the continent's only nuclear power plant, has around half of sub-Saharan Africa's power generating capacity, roughly 44 gigawatts... READ MORE›
OPINION The Mandela legacy Jacob Zuma's absence Noticeably absent from the funeral was South African president Jacob Zuma... READ MORE›
An upbeat President Zuma arrived at the parliamentary precinct about an hour after the result was announced... READ MORE›
The ruling ANC party sticks with the South African president, but admits support is 'drifting away' from their movement... READ MORE›
A fifth-generation South African, Mr. Sparks was descended from the country's original British settlers, who arrived in 1820... READ MORE›
South African MPs will vote in secret on a motion of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday... READ MORE›
Ndileka Mandela, the eldest granddaughter of the late former South African president, arrives at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court in 2015... READ MORE›
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›
Police follow a South African protester in the latest wave of anti-immigrant protests to break out in the capital... READ MORE›
President Jacob Zuma appealed for calm and condemned the latest wave of anti-foreigner violence to grip South Africa in recent years... READ MORE›
Killing of ANC rising star Sindiso Magaqa symptomatic of wider problem as political corruption scandals take their toll... READ MORE›
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A statement issued by President Jacob Zuma's office said South Africans should not blame all crime on foreign nationals... READ MORE›
Ahmed Kathrada was one of South Africa's revered anti-apartheid activists... READ MORE›
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has called on the African National Congress ANC to stop infighting as it decides who will next lead the party... READ MORE›
Local and international banks have been accused of rigging the price of South Africa's currency, the rand, by the country's competition watchdog... READ MORE›
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... READ MORE›
The silence of South Africa's governing African National Congress ANC, especially in the hours immediately after the fall of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, was deafening... READ MORE›
Court hears case for secret ballot in no-confidence motion against Jacob Zuma amid allegations of intimidation of MPs... READ MORE›
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has won the backing of the ruling ANC party, which rejected calls for him to resign over a controversial cabinet reshuffle... READ MORE›
This weekend, about 5,000 delegates will descend on Johannesburg to vote for the future leader of the African National Congress ANC ... READ MORE›
We hope more and more South Africans will make it absolutely clear that our country is not for sale, Mr. Gordhan said... READ MORE›
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