In South Africa, the main opposition party Democratic Alliance said Friday that an internal investigation has found no evidence of financial wrongdoing by DA head Mmusi Maimane. Maimane has been under scrutiny after allegations surfaced that he used a car and benefited financially from a housing deal in Cape Town…
South Africa’s main opposition party says the nation’s Public Protector office has “only scratched the surface” of possible financial wrongdoing linked to President Cyril Ramaphosa in a report issued Friday that found he deliberately misled parliament on campaign donations that presented a conflict of interest – and perhaps more. “It…
Former South African president Jacob Zuma joined his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a show of African National Congress unity on Tuesday as the ANC celebrated its anniversary in the KwaZulu-Natal province. The celebration at the Ohlange Institute – a site founded by the first ANC president in 1912 –…
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 Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa has been named president of the African National Congress, after edging out Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in voting results released Monday. He replaces embattled President Jacob Zuma in the ANC leadership role, a move that takes Ramaphosa, now serving as deputy president, one step closer in the run-up…
South Africa’s parliament will postpone a no-confidence vote on President Jacob Zuma’s government after all, the Speaker of the National Assembly announced on Wednesday. The debate and vote were scheduled for April 18 at the request of the Democratic Alliance opposition party and its leadership, in the latest round of…
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…
South African opposition leader Mmuse Maimane is on a tour of Israel and is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials, during a visit that defies the African National Congress (ANC) and President Jacob Zuma’s public appeal to avoid travel to Israel. Maimane, head of the…
South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane, head of the Democratic Alliance party, issued a swift and stinging rebuke Thursday following parliament’s no-confidence vote process, one that President Jacob Zuma survived amid the roiling waters of a corruption investigation. “They have chosen to sustain in office a President whose corruption is…