President Jacob Zuma abandoned a high court bid to halt the release of a graft ombudsman’s report into a wealthy family’s influence on his government as thousands of protesters joined demonstrations demanding an end to state corruption. Zuma’s lawyer announced in
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Thousands of South Africans converged on the capital, Pretoria, to protest what they say is the abuse of state resources and institutions, ratcheting up the pressure for President Jacob Zuma to resign or be removed from office. Chief executives of some
Lawyers representing President Jacob Zuma urged the high court to halt the release of a report of the nation’s graft ombudsman into allegations that the Gupta family, who are friends with the president, exercised undue influence
Pravin Gordhan was detained three times as he worked to bring an end to apartheid in South Africa, enduring beatings and suffocation at the hands of the police. He revealed no secrets. Now Gordhan, in his second stint as finance minister, is demonstrating
Corruption, an arrogant leadership and faction fighting are tearing at the soul of the ANC, according to an internal report presented to the top leaders of the party after its worst-ever electoral performance. “The ANC is bleeding, with every Sunday full of headlines
ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu on Thursday denied ever meeting former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng in an attempt to “capture” him. “The chief whip states for the record that he has never at any
Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor has filed papers at the high court in Pretoria seeking to intervene in President Jacob Zuma’s bid to halt the release of the public protector’s “state capture” report. The matter was initially set
With his job on the line, fraud charges hanging over his head and university students rioting for free education, finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s resolve to maintain fiscal discipline and avoid a junk credit
Splits are widening in the ANC over President Jacob Zuma’s leadership and a decision by prosecutors to charge finance minister Pravin Gordhan. The depth of the unease in the party was revealed on Sunday when
President Jacob Zuma has received and accepted the resignation of Leah Thabisile Khumalo as a member and deputy chair of the board of the SABC with immediate effect. The president thanked Khumalo for her contribution