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Former S. African president Zuma's corruption case postponed

ThecorruptioncaseagainstformerSouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumahasbeenpostponedtoJune8,theDurbanHighCourtannouncedFriday.ThelawyersfortheSouthAfricanstateandthosef

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Jacob Zuma: Former South African president faces corruption trial

SouthAfrica'sformerPresident,JacobZuma,istofaceprosecutionfor16chargesofcorruption,ChiefProsecutorShaunAbrahamshasconfirmed.MrAbrahamssaidhebelievedtherewere"re

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South Africa budget: Moving on from Zuma

SouthAfricaissettoannounceitsbudgetfortheyearaheadonWednesday,followingthedownfallofJacobZumbaandyearsofeconomicmismanagementthathasleftthecountryfirmlyatthebac

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S.Africa new president to stamp his mark in key speech

SouthAfrica'snewly-mintedpresident,CyrilRamphosa,willdeliverhisfirstmajorpolicyspeechFriday,seizingthechancetoofferthecountryafreshstartafterninebruisingyearsun

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South African stocks in demand after Zuma quits, rand soars

SouthAfricanstocksroseasmuchas5percentonThursday,puttingthemainindexontrackforitsbiggestone-daygaininmorethanthreeyears,onhopestheresignationofJacobZumaaspresid

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Ramaphosa takes aim at corruption and economic decline

CyrilRamaphosavowedtocrackdownoncorruptionandrevitalizetheSouthAfricaneconomyashewasswornintoreplaceJacobZumaasthecountry’spresidentonThursday.OnFriday,Ramaphos

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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma resigns

SouthAfrica'sembattledPresidentJacobZumahasresignedfromhisofficewithimmediateeffect.HemadetheannouncementinatelevisedaddresstothenationonWednesdayevening.Earlie

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South Africa's Zuma crisis: Gupta home raided by police

SouthAfrica'selitepoliceunithasraidedthehomeofacontroversialbusinessfamilylinkedtoPresidentJacobZuma,aspressureincreasesonhimtostanddown.Officialssaythreepeople

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Zuma's political future not to affect BRICS Summit, say experts

ThepotentialdimissionoftheSouthAfricanpresidentisunlikelytoimpactthe10thBRICSSummitscheduledforJuly,saidexperts.The10thBRICSSummitisthe10thannualdiplomaticmeeti

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Jacob Zuma defies order from South Africa's ANC to resign

JacobZumahasdefiedanultimatumfromSouthAfrica’srulingpartytoresignwithin48hours,pitchingthe“RainbowNation”intoanunprecedentedpoliticalcrisis.ThedecisiontotellZum

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Ramaphosa waits in wings as Zuma edges towards exit

CyrilRamaphosa,atradeunionistturnedpoliticianturnedbusinessmanturnedpolitician,isinpolepositiontobecomethenewpresidentofSouthAfrica.ThereformistAfricanNationalC

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South Africa's ANC gives Zuma 48 hours to quit, state broadcaster says

SouthAfrica’srulingAfricanNationalCongress(ANC)gavePresidentJacobZuma48hourstoresignasheadofstateonMondayafteraneight-hourmeetingoftheparty’stopleadership,theSA

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ANC leaders expected to ask President Jacob Zuma to resign

LeadersofSouthAfrica'sgoverningANCpartyaremeetingtodecidethefutureofPresidentJacobZuma.TheNationalExecutiveCommittee(NEC)islikelytoaskhimtostepdown,saysBBCAfric

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South Africa's ANC official urges patience during Zuma exit talks

SouthAfricansshouldbepatientwiththerulingAfricanNationalCongress(ANC)leaderCyrilRamaphosaasheholdstalkswithPresidentJacobZumaforatransitionofpower,theparty'snat

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Zuma under pressure: South African president set for exit?

JacobZuma’sholdontheSouthAfricanpresidencyappearedprecariousonWednesdayaftertwokeyeventswerepostponedamidapowerstrugglewithintheAfricanNationalCongress(ANC).‍An

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Major Jacob Zuma speech postponed amid ANC crisis

JacobZuma’sannualstateofthenationaddress,whichhewasduetodeliveronThursday,hasbeenpostponed,suggestingtheembattledSouthAfricanpresidentisclosetoleavingoffice.The

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South Africa's Zuma faces another no confidence vote Feb. 22

SouthAfrica'sparliamenthasscheduledamotionofnoconfidenceinPresidentJacobZumaonFeb.22aspressuremountsonthescandal-taintedleadertoquit.Theofficeofparliamentaryspe