south african politics

  1. South Africa's ANC Loses Parliamentary Majority for First Time

    Africa South Africa's ANC Loses Parliamentary Majority for First Time

    South Africa's ANC loses its parliamentary majority for the first time, as announced by the Independent Electoral Commission. The party must now form a coalition to govern, reflecting growing voter dissatisfaction. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has lost its parliamentary...
  2. Former South African President Jacob Zuma Forms New Party, Parts Ways with ANC

    Africa Former South African President Jacob Zuma Forms New Party, Parts Ways with ANC

    Former South African president Jacob Zuma has announced his disassociation from the African National Congress (ANC) and revealed plans to establish a new political entity named uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a nod to the former armed wing of the ANC. Zuma, who served as the country's president from...
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    World Who Is Cyril Ramaphosa, the Man Being Called South Africa’s ‘President in Waiting’? – TIME

    Acting president Cyril Ramaphosa looks set to become South Africa’s new president Thursday afternoon in an electoral formality, after the country’s ruling party ordered the scandal-hit Jacob Zuma to resign on Wednesday, more than a year before Zuma’s term formally ends in 2019. Read more...
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    World South Africa’s President Zuma resigns – BBC News

    South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Read more via BBC News –...
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    World Zuma to face no-confidence vote on Thursday – ANC – The Nation Nigeria

    South Africa’s parliament will hold a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Thursday, the governing ANC party said on Wednesday. “We will possibly elect a new president on Thursday … if not Friday,” ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile told journalists, assuming scandal-hit Zuma will...
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    World South Africa schedules new no-confidence vote against Zuma – BusinessDay

    South Africa’s parliament has scheduled a motion of no-confidence against President Jacob Zuma for Feb. 22, the parliament’s speaker said on Friday, following a request from the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. Zuma has survived several no-confidence votes during his...
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