Tag: Jacob Zuma
Former South African President appears in court on corruption charges
Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a 2.5 billion…
Thousands of supporters of ex-South Africa’s president Zuma expected in court
Thousands of supporters of former South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday are expected to march to the Durban High…
Zuma to appear in court on graft charges April 6
South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, is due to appear in court on April 6 to face charges of corruption…
SA House Speaker receives Zuma’s resignation letter
The speaker of South Africa’s parliament, Baleka Mbete, has received a letter from Jacob Zuma informing her of his resignation…
ANC organises no-confidence vote to force Zuma to quit
South Africa’s parliament will hold a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Thursday, the governing ANC party…
Zuma associates arrested amid influence-peddling probe
Elite South African police arrested two people in an early morning raid on the luxury Johannesburg home of the Gupta…
ANC decides to remove Zuma as South African President
The ANC has decided to sack Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa, a senior official said on Tuesday, after…
ANC preparing to fire Jacob Zuma
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) had been preparing to fire Jacob Zuma as head of state this week,…
Zuma summons ministers to cabinet meeting
South African President Jacob Zuma summoned cabinet ministers to a meeting in Cape Town on Tuesday, eNCA television reported, as…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa hopes to conclude discussions with Zuma over transition
South Africa’s African National Congress party leader Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday he is holding direct talks with President Jacob…
End-game looms for Zuma
Efforts by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) to unseat President Jacob Zuma tilted towards the end game on…
Zuma’s spokesman says cabinet meeting not ‘special’
The Presidency said South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma was chairing routine cabinet committee meetings in Cape Town on Tuesday and…
More pressure as South Africa’s ANC meets with Zuma
Top officials from South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) met President Jacob Zuma late on Sunday, amid growing pressure…
S/African Artiste Paints Zuma Raping Nelson Mandela
A South African artist has caused outrage over a controversial painting which shows Nelson Mandela involved in a sex act…
South Africa’s ANC Rejects Calls For Zuma To Quit
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) backed President Jacob Zuma after calls for his resignation from various groups after…
Trade Union Calls On Zuma To Step Down
South Africa’s largest trade union confederation on Tuesday joined the ranks of President Jacob Zuma’s critics and called on him…
Zuma authorises deployment of 400 soldiers
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Wednesday authorised no fewer than 400 soldiers to join the security team at…
Zuma congratulates Trump
South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his election victory in the 2016 presidential elections…
Zuma faces no-confidence vote in corruption crisis
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in parliament next week with his presidency mired in crisis after investigators…
Jacob Zuma survives impeachment scare
South African President Jacob Zuma easily survived an impeachment vote Tuesday after a stormy session of parliament over a court…
ARCHIVE: South African MP labels Zuma a thief, criminal in video
Recently opposition parties in South Africa called for the impeachment of President Jacob Zuma after the Constitutional Court ruling on…
I’m not corrupt, says Jacob Zuma
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Friday denied having acted dishonestly, when he used about 16 million dollars taxpayers’ money…
Nkandla Home: Supreme Court orders Zuma to pay up
South Africa’s highest court has ruled that President Jacob Zuma violated the constitution when he failed to repay some of…
PICTURES: Atiku receives Jacob Zuma of South Africa
Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has received President Jacob Zuma of South Africa at the Presidential Wing of…
MTN talks on the cards as Zuma begins two-day visit to Nigeria
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma begins a two-day state visit to Nigeria on Tuesday, which observers see as an attempt…
Zuma appeals for end to xenophobic attacks
South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday appealed for the end of attacks on immigrants as a wave of violence…
Zuma calls for order as 153 arrested for looting
South African President Jacob Zuma has called for order to be restored after mobs looted dozens of stores owned by…
Jacob Zuma denies marrying fifth wife
South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday denied media local reports that he has hinted he may be ready to…
Police investigating Jacob Zuma over home spending
South African police are investigating President Jacob Zuma over a $23 million taxpayer-funded refurbishment project at his rural homestead, according…
Zuma mourns Ali Mazui
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dlamini Zuma, on Tuesday expressed shock over the death of…