President Jacob Zuma is in a head-to-head struggle with the top leaders of his own party after he defied their call to step down. Zuma, 75, refused to resign following an appeal by Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced him as
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Soon after it began in 2011, South Africa’s renewable power programme became the world’s fastest-growing. Almost US$15bn poured into clean energy in seven years, financing everything from wind farms to solar towers. New
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is next in line to lead the country, said the government currently can’t afford to build new nuclear power reactors. “We have to look at where the economy is – we have excess power and
A commission of inquiry will investigate whether President Jacob Zuma played any role in the Gupta family’s alleged offer of cabinet posts to people including former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas and other claims
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said the authorities are intensifying their attack on pervasive corruption in the state and are having “positive” discussions with investors about the future of the economy. “The wheels of change are
The clock is ticking on President Jacob Zuma’s scandal-ridden administration as his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, flexes his political muscles and shows he’s increasingly wielding state power to stamp out corruption and revive the
South Africa appointed a new board at struggling utility Eskom, with Jabu Mabuza becoming chairman, and ordered a new permanent CEO to be named within three months. As well as the appointment of Telkom chairman Mabuza
South African prosecutors have moved to freeze the assets of suspected allies of the politically connected Gupta family more than a year after the nation’s top graft ombudsman outlined the depth of state looting in the country
South African prosecutors have moved to freeze R1.6bn of assets held by McKinsey & Co and a company linked to the Guptas, the first significant response to corruption allegations against the politically connected
The Hawks police unit has obtained an arrest warrant for at least one of the members of the politically connected Gupta family, City Press reported. The unit is now waiting for prosecutors at the National Prosecuting