Jacob Zuma
8 Jun 2016
South Africa's economy contracted by 1.2 percent at the start of the year in a surprisingly sharp downturn for Africa's most industrialised nation, official statistics showed Wednesday.
1 Jun 2016
Indeed, visibly belligerent were the socialist/communist ideologues on the left wing, while on the right side, were their similarly non-compromising capitalist and conservative adherents.
24 May 2016
South Africa’s prosecution says it will appeal against a court ruling that it should reconsider corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma.
23 May 2016
South African state prosecutors will Monday respond to a court ruling that President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges, in a move that could threaten his hold on power.
21 May 2016
Some 750 South African families who say they were pushed out of their land on a natural reserve during apartheid will be handed over $5 million in compensation, President Jacob Zuma said Saturday.
17 May 2016
A brutal fistfight broke out in the South African parliament Tuesday as security guards ejected opposition lawmakers in an ugly fracas that underlined heightened political tensions over Jacob Zuma's presidency.
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