A powerful elite centred around President Jacob Zuma has systematically siphoned off state assets, and corruption is so pervasive that it threatens South Africa’s constitutional democracy, according to testimony given to a panel established by the nation’s main church organisation
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President Jacob Zuma faced a widening public backlash from senior members of the ANC, including his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, the day after he fired his finance minister and made sweeping cabinet changes. “I have made
South Africa has entered a new political chapter that promises catastrophic outcomes after President Jacob Zuma reshuffled his cabinet last night, firing the finance minister, Pravin Gordhan
South Africa’s rand headed for its biggest weekly slide since 2015, after the firing of finance minister Pravin Gordhan raised concerns about the country’s fiscal path and its investment-grade credit rating. President Jacob
South Africa’s latest bout of political turbulence has reignited fears among international investors that the country is on the brink of losing its investment-grade status. Yields on the nation’s dollar bonds jumped the
President Jacob Zuma’s order for finance minister Pravin Gordhan to cancel an investor roadshow in London and the US left the nation’s credibility in tatters. The rand plunged more than any other major currency on
The rand erased its advance to become the worst performer in emerging markets after President Jacob Zuma’s order to abort an international roadshow served as a wake-up call to the country’s political risks. The currency reversed
President Jacob Zuma has ordered finance minister Pravin Gordhan to abort a week-long roadshow meeting with investors and rating companies in London and the US, heightening concern that he’s preparing a cabinet
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe was sworn in as a member of parliament for the ANC on Thursday morning. He was controversially nominated to take up an MP seat by the ANC in the North West, prompting
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan held his ground in a feud with President Jacob Zuma over control of the nation’s finances as he stuck to deficit targets and warned his detractors not to “mess” with the national treasury. In the budget presented