Some key allies of the ANC called for President Jacob Zuma to step down South African MPs from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) will oppose a no-confidence motion being backed by opposition...
South Africa's largest trade union has joined calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down. While the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) have vigorously defended Zuma in the past, they...
South Africa's powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its Secretary General Bheki Ntshalintshali said he is no longer the "right person" to lead the...
South Africa’s powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its Secretary General Bheki Ntshalintshali said he was no longer the “right person” to...
South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that political upheaval, including the recent sacking of finance minister Pravin Gordhan,...
South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that political upheaval, including the recent sacking of finance minister Pravin...
South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that political upheaval, including the recent sacking of finance minister Pravin...
South Africa's new Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on Saturday pledged to implement the policies of the ruling ANC as the party remains deeply divided over the sudden firing of his predecessor. Gigaba...
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), now struggling with internal conflicts, started out as an elite black group. The liberation movement took power in 1994, four years after the...
Pravin Gordhan, who was sacked late Thursday, is liked and admired by many ordinary South Africans -- an unusual achievement for any finance minister. He held onto the purse strings for longer than...
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma sacked finance minister Pravin Gordhan in a major cabinet reshuffle after days of speculation that has rocked the country's markets and currency, replacing him...
Pravin Gordhan, who was sacked late Thursday, was admired by many ordinary South Africans -- an unusual achievement for any finance minister. He held onto the purse strings for longer than many...
A plan by South African President Jacob Zuma to sack his respected finance minister threatened Thursday to split the African National Congress (ANC) party that led the country out of apartheid. Zuma...
Mr Gordhan has been trying to keep a tight rein on government spending The South African Communist Party (SACP) says that President Jacob Zuma told them he intended to replace his finance minister...
South African President Jacob Zuma has vowed to sack his respected finance minister, a government coalition party confirmed Thursday, in a move which could split the African National Congress (ANC)....
President Jacob Zuma will not attend the funeral on Wednesday of celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, who in recent years had become fiercely critical of the government....
South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada, who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela, was feted as a humble liberation hero who shunned the power and glory that came with freedom. Unlike many...
Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged...
Pravin Gordhan is seen as a safe pair of hands by the financial markets South African President Jacob Zuma’s instruction ordering Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to cancel an international...
Millions of vulnerable South Africans risk missing out on vital social security payments from next month in a scandal over a government contract, as the BBC's Milton Nkosi reports. "I'm extremely...