South Africa’s President donates half of his salary to Mandela fund
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he will donate half of his presidential salary to the Nelson Mandela Thuma Mina Fund, a fund […]
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South Africa inks hotly-contested $4.7 billion renewable energy deal
South African government on Wednesday signed a long-delayed and hotly-contested renewable energy contract worth $4.7 billion with independent power producers (IPP). Energy Minister Jeff Radebe […]
South Africa’s new president vows to fight corruption
South Africa’s vice-President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as head of state on Thursday, a day after corruption-plagued Jacob Zuma resigned as President of the […]
Jacob Zuma finally resigns as South Africa’s president
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has finally resigned as president, days after he defied orders from the ruling African National Congress to leave office. In […]
South Africa’s Zuma moving to exit door
South Africa’s ruling party on Tuesday decided to sack Jacob Zuma as head of state, after hours of heated discussions, sources told Reuters. The African […]
South Africa: Zuma asks prosecutors to drop 783 graft charges
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday provided arguments on why he should not be prosecuted for corruption, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said. Wednesday […]
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa, new leader of ruling ANC
South Africa’s ruling ANC party has elected businessman and former political stalwart Cyril Ramaphosa as the party’s leader and likely the next president of South […]
South Africa eager to foster ties with Morocco, Zuma says
President of South Africa Jacob Zuma said his country is eager to foster ties with Morocco and to give substance to the promising future awaiting […]
South Africa: Jacob Zuma calls for urgent measures to boost economy
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Monday, called on the country’s Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba to identify concrete measures to urgently address the economic challenges […]
South Africa expects investments from BRICS countries
South Africa’s energy minister David Mahlobo on Tuesday told parliament that the government is looking to its BRICS partners to help build a new 400,000 […]