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…
Voters in Lesotho have given former prime minister Thomas Thabane and the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party 48 parliamentary seats in elections held on June 3, according to the southern African nation’s Independent Electoral Commission. The commission released the results on Tuesday. The ABC also received the most votes, leaving…
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 two-day talks held by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) began Friday in Swaziland, with the focus of the extraordinary summit centered on the troubling political situation in Lesotho. Special envoy Cyril Ramaphosa traveled to the double troika summit with South African President Jacob Zuma to present a report on…