A spokesman for Zuma told eNCA television that the former president would issue a statement later, without elaborating
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President Cyril Ramaphosa led the tributes to the legendary musician who was nominated for an Oscar for the theme song of the 1987 film “Cry Freedom”.
Speaking in concurrence with the Chairman of the African National Congress and South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, who came to the State House, Abuja on Friday as Special Envoy of his country, President Buhari cited his last trip to South Africa during which he and President Cyril Ramaphosa worked together in resolving the migrants’ crisis between two brotherly nations.
State prosecutors initially decided not to charge Duduzane after his Porsche 911 sports car plowed into a minivan taxi in Johannesburg, killing one woman and seriously injuring another who later died in hospital.
The case will resume on Friday.
Madikizela-Mandela passed away on April 2, after a long illness in Johannesburg and will be laid to rest on April 14.
South Africa’s main stock market index jumped nearly 4 per cent, putting it on track for its biggest one-day gain in more than two years as investors welcomed Zuma’s resignation after nine years in office plagued by corruption allegations
In a 30-minute farewell address to the nation, 75-year-old Zuma said he disagreed with the way the ANC had shoved him toward an early exit after the election of Cyril Ramaphosa as party president in December, but would accept its orders
The Secretary General of the party, which produced Zuma, Ace Magashule, told newsmen that the ANC’s National Executive Committee decided the removal should be “treated with urgency”
The reported decision to “recall” Mr Zuma followed marathon talks by senior party officials that continued into the early hours of Tuesday
Observers of South Africa’s politics believe that Ramaphosa’s victory may quicken President Jacob Zuma’s end in office
The revival of the charges could increase pressure on Zuma to step down before his term ends in 2019 and diminish his influence , who succeeds him when the ruling African National Congress chooses a new leader in December
The IMF, however, warned that rising debt and political risks in larger economies would weigh down future growth
He “overpowered” her and “painfully” raped her in a hotel in Port Elizabeth city, she has alleged in a blog
Zuma said: “We must unite and close ranks and find solutions to the challenges we face,” Zuma told veterans of the ANC’s military wing
Brian Kahn, a member of the central bank’s monetary policy committee, told a banking conference in Johannesburg that the central bank needed to act cautiously due to the downgrades
The media also feared that the documents could deepen divides in the ruling African National Congress
Zuma and his entourage could be seen on live TV leaving the podium and being whisked away from the rally, in the central city of Bloemfontein, in a motorcade
President Jacob Zuma sacked Jonas on March 30 together with Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan
Traditionally an ally to Zuma’s African National Congress party, the Congress of South African Trade Unions said it no longer trusted Zuma’s leadership