CyrilRamaphosavowedtocrackdownoncorruptionandrevitalizetheSouthAfricaneconomyashewasswornintoreplaceJacobZumaasthecountry’spresidentonThursday.OnFriday,Ramaphos
SouthAfrica'sembattledPresidentJacobZumahasresignedfromhisofficewithimmediateeffect.HemadetheannouncementinatelevisedaddresstothenationonWednesdayevening.Earlie
JacobZumahasdefiedanultimatumfromSouthAfrica’srulingpartytoresignwithin48hours,pitchingthe“RainbowNation”intoanunprecedentedpoliticalcrisis.ThedecisiontotellZum
CyrilRamaphosa,atradeunionistturnedpoliticianturnedbusinessmanturnedpolitician,isinpolepositiontobecomethenewpresidentofSouthAfrica.ThereformistAfricanNationalC
SouthAfrica’srulingAfricanNationalCongress(ANC)gavePresidentJacobZuma48hourstoresignasheadofstateonMondayafteraneight-hourmeetingoftheparty’stopleadership,theSA
LeadersofSouthAfrica'sgoverningANCpartyaremeetingtodecidethefutureofPresidentJacobZuma.TheNationalExecutiveCommittee(NEC)islikelytoaskhimtostepdown,saysBBCAfric
SouthAfricansshouldbepatientwiththerulingAfricanNationalCongress(ANC)leaderCyrilRamaphosaasheholdstalkswithPresidentJacobZumaforatransitionofpower,theparty'snat
JacobZuma’sholdontheSouthAfricanpresidencyappearedprecariousonWednesdayaftertwokeyeventswerepostponedamidapowerstrugglewithintheAfricanNationalCongress(ANC).An
JacobZuma’sannualstateofthenationaddress,whichhewasduetodeliveronThursday,hasbeenpostponed,suggestingtheembattledSouthAfricanpresidentisclosetoleavingoffice.The
SouthAfrica’srulingANCpartywillelectanewhead–whowilllikelyreplaceJacobZumaasthecountry’spresidentin2019–atitsnationalconferencestartingonSaturday.Aftertwotermsa
SouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumawantstherulingAfricanNationalCongress(ANC)partytoidentifyandpunishpartymembersthatjoinedtheoppositioninvotingagainsthiminlastweek'
TheSouthAfricanparliamentheldamotionofnoconfidenceagainstPresidentJacobZumaearlierthisweek,whichhesurvivedby21votes.ItwastheeighthtimeZumahadfacedano-confidence
SouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumaonTuesdaysurvivedanoconfidencemotionbysecretballot.ParliamentSpeakerBalekaMbeteannouncedthat198MPsvotedagainstthemotion,while177vo
South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a no confidence motion by secret ballot.
SouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumafacesano-confidencevotebysecretballotinparliamentTuesday,withopponentshopingthatdiscontentedANClawmakerscouldhelpousthimfromoffice
Venezuela'scontroversialNationalConstituentAssembly(ANC)openedforitsfirstsessionattheFederalLegislativePalacehereonFriday.Thecountry'sformerMinisterofForeignAff
VenezuelanPresidentNicolasMaduroonMondayrebuffedU.S.sanctionsthattargetedhimpersonally,sayinghewas"proud"tobesingledoutbythemeasure."TheysanctionmebecauseIcallf