Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, South Africa’s scandal-ridden president, Jacob Zuma, may well have escaped yet again with his political life. This despite another resounding loss in the country’s highest
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Inflation rate rose for the first time this year in May after food-price growth quickened from the slowest pace since December 2015. Consumer price inflation accelerated to 5.4% from 5.3% in April, matching
South Africa’s top court ruled that the speaker of parliament can decide to allow a secret vote on a no-confidence motion in President Jacob Zuma but isn’t required to do so. The judgment leaves the issue in the hands of
South Africa’s graft ombudsman said she will oppose a lawsuit filed by President Jacob Zuma aimed at overturning a report drafted by her predecessor that indicated he may have breached the government’s code of
South Africa is likely to miss its 1.3% growth target this year and may have to curb spending to stick to its budget framework, finance minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday. “We do believe there are a number of hard decisions that will
Eskom chairman Ben Ngubane has resigned amid management turmoil and probes into its financial dealings, weeks after its CEO was removed. “Ngubane formally tendered his resignation, which I accepted
The battle to replace South African President Jacob Zuma as the leader of the ANC in December is taking place at one of the most difficult junctures in the 105-year-old party’s history. It’s plagued by infighting and suffered its
The victory this week in the constitutional court by former communications minister Faith Muthambi over e.tv may not mark the end of the long-running dispute over encryption in South Africa’s digital television
The ANC wants an inquiry into allegations of undue influence on state officials by the Gupta family and private business to move quickly to limit damage to the party’s reputation. “It must move as fast as possible so that
South Africa’s economy fell into a recession for the first time since 2009 after it contracted for a second straight quarter in the first three months of the year. GDP shrank an annualised 0,7% in the first quarter