South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday described last week's protests demanding that he resign as racist, as he fought back against the criticism that has threatened to split the ruling ANC...
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Saturday hit out at critics within his own camp telling them not to use events such as funerals or memorial services to attack each other. Speaking himself,...
Protesters have marched in cities across South Africa including Cape Town, Durban, and the capital, Pretoria calling for the removal of President Jacob Zuma. The demonstrations came after Mr Zuma’s...
Protesters are marching in cities across South Africa including Cape Town, Durban, and the capital, Pretoria calling for the removal of President Jacob Zuma. The protests come after Mr Zuma’s...
Protesters are gathering in major South African cities calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down after the sacking of a respected finance minister. Crowds are building ahead of demonstrations in...
Protesters are gathering in major South African cities calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down after the sacking of a respected finance minister. Crowds are building ahead of demonstrations in...
Thousands marched through major South African cities Friday demanding the resignation of President Jacob Zuma after his sacking of the popular finance minister fuelled widespread public anger. Zuma,...
South Africa's ANC party, the celebrated political force that ended white-minority rule and ushered in democracy, had hoped its dominance of national politics might last for generations. But deep...
South Africa's former finance minister Pravin Gordhan, whose sacking has fuelled divisions within the ANC party, warned Thursday that the government risked being taken over by "a bunch of gangsters"....
South Africa's ruling ANC party Wednesday expressed support for President Jacob Zuma after senior members openly criticised his cabinet reshuffle, citing fears of worsening corruption and economic...
The sacking of South Africa’s Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan , has divided the ruling ANC party and the South African public. Protesters took to the streets in the capital Pretoria after...
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 African President Jacob Zuma sacked his respected finance minister and made ten new cabinet appointments late Thursday in a dramatic reshuffle widely seen as an attempt to control the selection...
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan returned to South Africa on Tuesday after President Jacob Zuma recalled him from a trade trip, fuelling speculation of a dramatic political showdown. Zuma's decision...
More than 17 million of the poorest South Africans could lose their welfare payments within weeks in a government dispute that the country's top judge said Wednesday displayed "absolute...
The former chief executive of South Africa's state-owned power utility was sworn in as a member of parliament Thursday in a move that could deepen a power struggle within the ruling ANC party. Brian...
South Africa's finance minister warned Wednesday of "growing impatience and ferment" over post-apartheid inequality and slow growth as he presented a budget that raised taxes on the wealthy. Pravin...
Local and international banks have been accused of rigging the price of South Africa's currency, the rand, by the country's competition watchdog. Global giants Barclays, JP Morgan and HSBC are among...
