Browsing: Jacob Zuma

Jacob Zuma blamed a Western plot and opposition collaborators for the bid by officials in the ruling party to oust him as the nation’s president as he refused to resign, saying he won’t hand himself over to his enemies. The president’s outburst

President Jacob Zuma survived the most serious challenge to his leadership yet, after a contingent of top officials failed to force him from office during a meeting of the ruling party’s national executive committee. The committee, which

Jacob Zuma’s future as president of South Africa hangs in the balance as an increasing number of his governing party’s national executive committee members backed a motion for him to step down. The move to oust Zuma has significant

President Jacob Zuma’s future as the leader of the ANC remains in the balance as the party’s national executive committee extended until Monday a meeting that’s considering a motion for him to step down

South Africa moved closer to a junk credit rating after Fitch Ratings changed the outlook on its assessment to negative from stable and warned that continued political instability could result in a downgrade. The ratings for foreign currency

President Jacob Zuma is facing calls to step down after a minister offered a motion of no confidence at a meeting of the ruling ANC’s national executive committee, two newspapers reported on Sunday. Tourism minister Derek

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa won the backing of South Africa’s biggest labour federation to succeed President Jacob Zuma as leader of the governing ANC. The decision by the Congress of South African Trade Unions

South Africa’s decision to stall plans championed by President Jacob Zuma to build nuclear plants has exposed his waning authority. News of the delay came on Tuesday when the department of energy said additional atomic power won’t come on stream