Tag Archives: Jacob Zuma
By Simukai Tinhu On Friday the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe ruled that the upcoming elections must be held by the 31st of July. This development confirms the suspicions of many that ZANU-PF intends to hold elections immediately after the expiry … read more »
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, MDC, Robert Mugabe, Southern African Development Community, ZANU, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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So Zambian Vice-President Guy Scott doesn’t like South Africa, or South Africans. In an otherwise hilarious interview with the Guardian, Scott flouted the rules of diplomacy to launch a full-fronted assault on our foreign policy, our president and our general … read more »
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Tagged BRIC, Guy Scott, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, United States, Zambia
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President Zuma has been facing widespread criticism for his comments on Apartheid and the damage it has wrought on society. Planning Minister Trevor Manuel claims that the time for blaming Apartheid is over, at least for certain failings of government. … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Apartheid, Bantu Education Act 1953, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, South Africa, South African Communist Party, Trevor Manuel
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The deposed leader of the Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, claims special forces from Chad attacked South African troops in Bangui last month, placing president Zuma in a curious position as he visits Ndjamena, the Chadian capital on Wednesday. By … read more »
JOHANNESBURG – Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said. The office of President Jacob Zuma thanked South Africans who prayed … read more »
Will South Africa ever find out the truth about why its military was deployed to the Central African Republic? What happens if President Jacob Zuma continues to dodge questions about the mission and how SA soldiers ended up in armed … read more »
Posted in Article, CAR, Central Africa, Op-ed, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Central African Republic, Department of Defence, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Nomaindia Mfeketo, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, SANDF, South Africa, South African National Defence Force
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(Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma will attend a summit of central African heads of state in Chad on Wednesday which will consider responses to the rebel takeover in Central African Republic. The South African leader was invited by … read more »
IndepthAfrica – Former South African president Nelson Mandela is said to be in good spirits and making steady progress during hospital treatment for a recurring lung infection. President Zuma said Thursday that Mandela is doing “very well,” telling the BBC … read more »
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Tagged anti-apartheid icon, Barack Obama, bbc, former South Africa President, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela hospitalisation, Robben Island, South Africa
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AmaBhungane Reporters The lure of arms deals and diamonds – and possibly other mineral resources – sucked the ANC into the Central African Republic. South African military involvement in the Central African Republic has from the start been entwined with … read more »
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Tagged ANC, Ange-Félix Patassé, Central African Republic, François Bozizé, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Pereira, South Africa, South African National Defence Force
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By William Lloyd George Victory came swiftly for rebels in the Central African Republic. It took just three days of fighting for them to capture the capital Bangui on March 24. The constitution was quickly suspended, parliament dissolved, and the … read more »
(Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said on Thursday. A statement said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader was admitted shortly before midnight. It gave no … read more »
President Zuma described the loss of South African troops in the Central African Republic as a “tragedy” on Monday. He praised the members of the South African National Defence Force who had fought rebel forces despite being outgunned, outnumbered and … read more »
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The African National Congress doesn’t enjoy being attacked from the Left. Attacks from the Right can, of course, be breezily dismissed as racist/neo-colonialist/imperialist/liberal, you name it. The ANC dictionary overflows with ready-made ripostes to the Right. But it is rather … read more »
When a 23-year-old woman was raped and tortured to death in Delhi, the case captured the attention of the world. Two months later, a 17-year-old girl was raped and tortured to death near Cape Town in an eerily similar case, … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, AIDS, Cape Town, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Jimmy Carter, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, South Africa
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By John Campbell Corruption is one of the most important public issues in South Africa and it receives exhaustive media coverage. And well it should. Transparency International ranked South Africa at sixty-ninth out of 176 countries in its 2012 “Corruption … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Ghana, Global Integrity, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, KPMG, Nkandla, South Africa
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On Monday it was revealed that members of the community of Muden in KwaZulu-Natal are afraid to sleep in their homes at night following a horrific massacre in which six family members were shot dead by gunmen posing as police … read more »
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For decades, the country of South Africa was the focus of an international rallying cry against the injustices of apartheid. On June 17, 1991, South Africa’s Parliament abolished the legal framework for the practice of racial persecution. In 1994, Nelson Mandela and his … read more »
Eight police officers accused of handcuffing taxi driver Mido Macia to their patrol car and dragging him along the street until he died have been arrested on murder charges. Video footage captured on a mobile phone shows officers attaching the … read more »
President Jacob Zuma will undertake a working visit to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, to attend the signing ceremony of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Region, which is scheduled to … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Great Lakes Region, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Southern African Development Community, United Nations
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People thought they would see no more peaceful protesters shot by police, but the force is turning violent again. By Justice Malala,The Guardian South African police officers have admitted that weapons were planted near the bodies of miners after the … read more »
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Tagged Andries Tatane, Bheki Cele, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, Nelson Mandela, Oscar Pistorius, Police, South Africa
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By Tim Wigmore The creation of a new political party in South Africa is the latest sign of the ANC’s pr The formation of the Agang party in South Africa is the latest reflection of the failings of the post-1994 … read more »
The number of national key points has increased by more than 50% in the last five years, as has the number of denied information requests directed at the state. Put in the Protection of State Information Bill, and the pattern … read more »
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Tagged African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Department of Defence, Government, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Lindiwe Mazibuko, National Key Point, South Africa
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Behind the alleged murder of his girlfriend by the Paralympian Oscar Pistorius are deep-rooted attitudes to women, race and guns. The trial will bring these into sharp focus. Oscar Pistorius stood in court on Friday charged with murder, six months … read more »
14 Feb 2013 Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP); Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP; Deputy President of the Republic, Honourable Kgalema Motlanthe; Former President Thabo … read more »
President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address this year will be the first to be delivered in the context of the National Development Plan (NDP), the Presidency said on Sunday. “In Sona 2013, the president will provide an update … read more »
Posted in South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Cape Town, Cyril Ramaphosa, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Kgalema Motlanthe, Mabopane, National Development Plan, Rural Development, state of the nation, Zuma
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Dewa Mavhinga,guardian.co.uk, The forthcoming elections are likely to be mired in violence as Mugabe and Zanu-PF have blocked any democratic reforms. For millions of Zimbabweans, the new year is less a symbol of hope than of dread. Elections are supposed … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Jacob Zuma, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwean
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De-Risking Africa was the title of the main session on Africa at the 2013 World Economic in Davos, Switzerland. On 23 January a distinguished panel, including two African presidents, two from the private sector and one human rights lawyer met … read more »
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Tagged Africa Progress Panel, DAVOS, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Jacob Zuma, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, World Bank
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(By Getahune Bekele-Pretoria, South Africa) Ethiopian embassy sources in Pretoria have told the Horn Times that over 10,000 t-shirts bearing the late poisonous tyrant Meles Zenawi’s image have been printed and thousands of refugees are recruited by well known TPLF … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian latest news, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Horn Times, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, Pretoria, South Africa, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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South African President Jacob Zuma has told the country’s struggling national football team to relax and ignore criticism ahead of its hosting of the African Cup of Nations. Zuma visited players and coach Gordon Igesund at training on Tuesday and … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccer, South Africa, Sports
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, African Nations Cup, Cape Verde, Gordon Igesund, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, South Africa, Zuma
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CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa. Personal: Birth date: April 12, 1942 Birth place: Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa Birth name: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma Father: Gcinamazwi Zuma, police officer Mother: Nobhekisisa … read more »
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