The recent release of Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2015 showed that has South Africa moved up the rankings by five places from 67th to 61st place. While this signifies a decrease in the perceived corruption within the country, the situation in the country still remains far…
#Feesmustfall protests have returned to South Africa. On Thursday in Johannesburg, student leaders left a meeting with the Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimand, News 24 reported. However, it was not immediately clear if they walked out or were kicked out. The students before the meeting stated they had eight…
#Zumamustfall is the hashtag thousands of South Africans are using for the nationwide protest which is calling for the ousting of President Jacob Zuma. Zuma has faced a massive backlash for dismissing South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and replacing him with ANC MP Des van Rooyen. The news was…
Today President Jacob Zuma of South Africa attended the President’s Question Session at the National Assembly for this year where a number of important issues were addressed. One of the major focuses was the drought that has greatly affected the country. Zuma, however, has not declared the situation a national disaster….
The #FeesMustFall movement protesting the 10-15 percent fee hike for the 2016 academic year for higher education intuitions in South Africa continue to snowball. In over a week thousands of students have come together organising sit-ins and marches calling to freeze fee increases as well as protesting against the potential…
South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma has created a board of inquiry into allegations of misconduct by the National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega. Her ability to efficiently execute her duties have also come under question. Yesterday, the South African Presidency announces that the President established the inquiry in terms of…
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, yesterday, blamed European leaders for the on going humanitarian and refugee crisis due to the Syria conflict. He argued that the Western countries who played major roles in in the downfall of the late Libyan president, Muammar Gaddafi and the consequential major insatiability and…
Tuesday June 30, 2015, South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was sent to Lesotho by President Jacob Zuma due to increased fears about the political instability in the country. June 25 the former Commander of Lesotho’s Defense Force (LDF) Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao was allegedly shot dead at his home…