JOHANNESBURG, October 12 – President Jacob Zuma arrived on a two-day state visit to Zambia on Thursday to meet with President Edgar Lungu. Prior to Zuma’s arrival SA International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane arrived in Lusaka on Wednesday to co-chair the Second Session of the Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) with her Zambian […]
DURBAN, October 6 – KwaZulu-Natal’s drive to make waves in the ocean economy will see the establishment of a multi-million rand boatbuilding park at Durban Port’s Bayhead, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday. Speaking at the Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, Zuma announced that the R250 million project had the capacity to produce […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 25 – President Jacob Zuma is expected to attend the inauguration of Angolan president-elect, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, the Presidency said on Monday. “South Africa and the Republic of Angola share a common history of the struggle against Apartheid, and strong multi-faceted bilateral ties exist between the two countries. This is not only […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 21 – South African freedom fighter, and anti-apartheid icon Oliver Reginald Tambo (OR) was lauded by President Jacob Zuma during a reception at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday. “It is my honour to welcome you to this event today, as we commemorate […]
BLOEMFONTEIN, September 14 – The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Thursday, reserved judgement after President Jacob Zuma’s lawyers admitted that the quashing of hundreds of criminal charges against him were “irrational”. Shortly before the 2009 polls, after Zuma had won the contest for the leadership of the ruling African National Congress, then acting […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 12 – President Jacob Zuma said black people might have been freed from the apartheid regime, but they are still economically enslaved. “I don’t carry a pass, I’m now free, I can sell along the streets without being harassed by police, I’m free. It’s all true, but it’s not complete,” Zuma said. Zuma was […]
TSHWANE, September 12 – The High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday reserved judgement on President Jacob Zuma’s counter-application against the Democratic Alliance’s case which seeks to force him to establish a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture. After hearing lengthy submissions from counsel for Zuma, the Public Protector and the DA, High Court Judge Motsamai […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 12 – President Jacob Zuma’s counter-application against the Democratic Alliance’s case to force him to establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into allegations of state capture, is expected to be heard in the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday. Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela recommended that Zuma appoint a commission of inquiry headed by […]
CAPE TOWN, September 11 – The Pretoria High Court will on Tuesday and Wednesday hear President Jacob Zuma’s challenge to former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on state capture, while later in the week the latest round in the spy tapes court battle will play out in the Supreme Court of Appeal. Zuma has taken Madonsela’s […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 11 – President Jacob Zuma called on South Africans on Monday to remember, celebrate and preserve the legacy of Black Consciousness Movement leader and struggle hero, Stephen Bantu Biko, who died in custody as a result of police brutality on 12 September 1977, as the country gets ready to mark the 40th anniversary of […]