South African broadcaster EWN has apologized to Julius Malema, head of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, after reporter Barry Bateman was accused of insulting Malema on tape while wrapping up a press conference at HAWKS police headquarters in Pretoria on Tuesday. “Bateman was caught on camera using derogatory words…
The African National Congress (ANC) celebrated in the streets on Sunday after pulling in 57.5 percent of the support in last week’s legislative election, down from previous years but still enough to protect the ANC’s long-standing majority. President Cyril Ramaphosa led the celebrations outside ANC headquarters in Johannesburg, promising that…
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In a State of the Nation speech that included a nod to the late South African musician Hugh Masekela, the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa promised a new beginning rooted in hope and a chance to move beyond the economic and political crises of recent years. “I wanna be there when…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
South African President Jacob Zuma survived yet another no-confidence vote on Tuesday, but the final tally showed just how divided the country’s parliament – and his own party – have become. Zuma, facing the eighth attempt to remove him and this time with a secret ballot, saw 198 votes cast…
Protests against South African President Jacob Zuma continue with a National Day of Action planned for Wednesday. Opposition parties and civil society groups say they are joining forces on what will be Zuma’s 75th birthday, to march in what they say will be the first of many mass action protests…
The main opposition party to President Jacob Zuma’s African National Congress in South Africa has condemned the violence and disorder that broke out in Parliament chambers during the president’s State of the Nation address, saying it is the direct result of a corrupt ANC trying to cling to power. “The…