Browsing: Jacob Zuma
Former Deputy President of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement, Nolubabalo Mcinga, has expressed deep frustration over what she describes as a…
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), the country’s third-largest parliamentary bloc, announced Tuesday the immediate replacement of its chief whip, Colleen…
South Africa’s newly elected President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament tonight, amid high expectations and enthusiasm. Ramaphosa was elected and officially sworn-in as the fifth President of the democratic SA on Thursday, following unprecedented political events in the country, which culminated in the resignation of Jacob Zuma
The new President of the country will be sworn in at 2pm today. This follows the resignation of former President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday night. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa confers the powers to appoint and remove the President of the Republic of South Africa on the National Assembly. The President is
Cyril Ramaphosa is currently the Acting President of the Republic following the late night resignation by former President Jacob Zuma, which left a vacancy in the Office of the President. The Deputy President has already been sworn in as Acting President, according to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). “According to Section 90(4) of the
A few minutes ago, Comrade Jacob Zuma announced to the nation that he is resigning as the President of the Republic of South Africa. This decision by President Zuma is consistent with what he had said earlier today that he has never and will never defy his organisation, the African National Congress. President Zuma remains
The DA welcomes Jacob Zuma’s overdue resignation as President. We rejoice with all South Africans today as the long, painful decade of Zuma’s presidency finally comes to an end. Jacob Zuma did untold harm to our country. More people are unemployed than ever before, and more people live in poverty than when he came into
President Jacob Zuma has tendered his resignation as the head of State in the Republic of South Africa after nine years in office. The President addressed the nation in a live broadcast on Wednesday night that had generated keen domestic and international interest. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the governing African National Congress (ANC)