With his time as leader of the ANC running out, President Jacob Zuma is gambling that a raft of populist measures can bolster his grassroots support and ensure his political survival. “Radical economic transformation” was the theme of Zuma’s
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President Jacob Zuma said the dominance of the country’s four major banks must end and access to the economy for the black majority improved. “There’s a skewed kind of economic control,” Zuma said on Friday. “We actually frustrate our
An analysis of social media conversations by the South African company that accurately predicted Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the US election shows a decline in negative sentiment
President Jacob Zuma, in his state-of-the-nation address on Thursday, appeared to put the country’s acclaimed Renewable Independent Power Producers’ Programme back on
President Jacob Zuma’s annual state-of-the-nation speech descended into chaos as opposition lawmakers brawled with security guards, riot police fired stun grenades outside parliament and rival party supporters clashed in
The 2017 state-of-the-nation address takes place today, 9 February. In the weeks that follow, the nine premiers will deliver their state-of-the-province addresses. The purpose of these addresses is to outline government policy
South African troops are being deployed in an unprecedented security lockdown of Cape Town’s parliamentary precinct for President Jacob Zuma’s annual state-of-the-nation address that’s taking place in the face of mounting opposition
South Africa’s central bank has recommended rejecting a bid to buy Habib Overseas Bank’s local unit because of concerns about the source of the two businessmen’s income and tax declarations
New allegations by President Jacob Zuma’s supporters that South Africa’s biggest banks are frustrating efforts to address racial inequality signal an escalation of a battle for control of the nation’s financial system, including the treasury. Protestors from the
The ANC is “under severe strain” and is being undermined by disunity, mistrust and organisational weakness, according to deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. In power since Nelson Mandela led the party to victory in the