BREAKING NEWS: Jacob Zuma survives the motion of No Confidence… Yes – 177 No – 198 abstain – 9 Cape Town, South Africa | AFP | South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence, as ruling ANC lawmakers stuck by their leader despite divisions and …
Read More »South Africa’s Zuma: key dates
Cape Town, South Africa | AFP | Below are key dates in the presidency of Jacob Zuma, in power in South Africa since 2009, and who faces a no-confidence vote by secret ballot in parliament Tuesday. – 2009: First Zulu president – On May 6, 2009, Zuma, the head of the …
Read More »S. Africa opposition lash Zuma ahead of vote to oust him
Cape Town, South Africa | AFP | South Africa’s opposition derided President Jacob Zuma as a “broken and corrupt” leader Tuesday as lawmakers prepared to vote in a secret ballot that could oust him from office after years of scandals. (see live video bottom) Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in …
Read More »S.Africa’s Zuma faces secret vote on no-confidence motion
Cape Town, South Africa | AFP | A parliamentary vote of no confidence in South African President Jacob Zuma will be held by secret ballot, it was announced Monday, in a move that could encourage some ANC lawmakers to choose to oust him. The vote to be held Tuesday has become …
Read More »South African MPs await ruling on Zuma vote
Cape Town, South Africa | AFP | South Africa will learn Monday if a parliamentary vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma will be by secret ballot, a move that could encourage ANC lawmakers to oust him. Tuesday’s vote has become a test of African National Congress (ANC) unity …
Read More »ANC warns of ‘nuclear bomb’ consequences if Zuma is thrown out
ANC warns against dumping S.Africa president Zuma Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa’s ruling ANC party warned its legislators on Friday that voting for a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma next week would be a disaster for the country. “Voting in favour of this motion …
Read More »COMMENT: Africa’s leadership crisis
Why citizens have good reasons to be fed up with their politicians and what needs to be done about it COMMENT |TAHIRU AZAAVIELE LIEDONG| A few months ago, a video in which a street boy blamed bad leadership for Nigeria’s socio-economic problems, went viral on social media in the country. …
Read More »South Africa ex-finance minister calls for Zuma to go
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa’s respected former finance minister Pravin Gordhan called Tuesday for President Jacob Zuma to resign, stepping up pressure on the embattled leader. Gordhan joined a growing number of activists in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) along with anti-apartheid veterans and business leaders who …
Read More »S.Africa’s Zuma tries to quell high-risk succession battle
Soweto, South Africa | AFP |South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday sought to calm an increasingly fractious battle to succeed him that is threatening to split the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party. Zuma, who has been hit by corruption scandals and his country’s poor economic performance, will step …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Dlamini would likely continue Zuma’s foreign policy
Pretoria, South Africa| BY PETER FABRICIUS| ISS TODAY| Later this month South Africa’s ruling party begins its five-yearly policy conference to determine the direction to be taken by the new African National Congress (ANC) president who will be elected in December. This is assuming that that person also becomes South Africa’s …
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