Again, Zuma snubs South African anti-graft panel, refuses to appear before it
South Africa’s embattled former president Jacob Zuma failed to appear on Monday before a judicial panel probing corruption during his nine-year tenure, again defying a court order for him to…
Mandela’s Daughter, Zindzi dies at 59 – ANC spokesman
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former South African president and liberation hero Nelson Mandela, has died, the spokesman of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Monday. Zindzi Mandela, whose…
Ex President Zuma: South Africa Court adjourns case until Sept. 8
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Tuesday to face multiple charges of racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering, as a decade-old trial delayed by procedural bickering…
Zuma back at inquiry, says there’s threat to his life
Former South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday he had received a death threat after his testimony the previous day to an inquiry on corruption. Zuma told the inquiry…
Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president…Promises to tackle corruption, create jobs
Trade unionist-turned-businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Saturday, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted corruption that has strangled economic growth. Ramaphosa, who becomes the…
He is being treated unfairly- Zuma’s Lawyers tell court
Jacob Zuma Jacob Zuma’s lawyers argued on Monday that the former South African president had been treated unfairly by prosecutors in his attempt to have revived corruption charges set aside…
Philippine Law Makers Express Fear Over Threat to Create ‘Duterte Death Squad’
Philippine leftists reacted with dismay on Wednesday to a threat by President Rodrigo Duterte to create a “death squad” to hunt what he said were Maoist assassins,…
ANC keeps a distance from Zuma as trial begins
As South Africa’s ex-President, Jacob Zuma, prepares to appear in court next month on corruption charges, the ruling African National Congress is scrambling to distance itself from its former leader,…
Zuma, you gotta go – ANC; party sacks 75-year-old SA President
South Africa’s ruling party decided on Tuesday to sack Jacob Zuma as head of state, two sources said, after marathon talks over the fate of a leader whose scandal-plagued years…