Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, is to be arraigned in court on Friday over a $2.5 billion arms deal, which saw one person being jailed in 2005. Claims are that Zuma through his former financial adviser Schabir Shaikh demanded bribes from a French arms company in the 1990s deal. The charges against Zuma […]
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Former South African president, Jacob Zuma will face prosecution on corruption charges that haunted much of his term in office, the country’s chief prosecutor said Friday. The ruling is the latest twist in a case that has dogged post-apartheid South Africa’s democratic leadership after the country inked a $5-billion (4.2-billion-euro) arms deal in the 1990s. […]
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South Africa’ acting President Cyril Ramaphosa, elected substantive president by Parliament on Thursday has pledged to work across party lines, cooperate with lawmakers and serve the people. He succeeded former President Jacob Zuma who on Wednesday night announced his resignation. The country’s constitution confers the power to appoint and remove the President of the Republic […]
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The African National Congress (ANC) has decided to sack Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa, NAN quotes a senior official as saying. The decision was said to have been reached by the ruling party’s national executive after a marathon meeting held to determine Zuma’s fate. The ANC reportedly held 13 hours of tense deliberations […]
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