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13Feb/18

South Africa’s ANC decides to remove Jacob Zuma: source

February 13, 2018Politics53rd National Conference of the African National Congress, 54th National Conference of the African National Congress, African National Congress, Cyril Ramaphosa, Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly, Government, Government of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Politics, Politics of South Africa, Pretoria, Ryan Brooks, South Africa, South African people, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

A senior source in South Africa’s African National Congress party says its executive committee decided to “recall,” or remove, President Jacob Zuma as head of state. Ryan Brooks reports. Continue reading →

05Jul/17

South Africa’s ANC proposes land expropriation without compensation

July 5, 2017Politics54th National Conference of the African National Congress, Africa, African National Congress, Apartheid, Aubrey Matshiqi, Commonwealth republics, Cyril Ramaphosa, Geography of Africa, Government, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Liberal democracies, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Politics, South Africa, South African general election, South African people, Unemployment, Zulu peoplesmbale

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (JULY 5, 2017) (REUTERS) – South Africa’s ruling party failed on Wednesday (July 5) to agree a clear plan to get the economy out of recession and tackle near-28 percent unemployment, but risked rattling investors with pledges on nationalising the central bank and expropriating land. Continue reading →

31Mar/17

Zuma sacks finance minister, shaking S. Africa

March 31, 2017PoliticsAfrican National Congress, Apartheid, BLOEMFONTEIN, Cape Town, Corruption in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly, Government, Gupta family, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Lucy Fielder, Malusi Gigaba, Minister of Public Enterprises, National liberation movements, Nelson Mandela, Politics, Pravin Gordhan, Pretoria, South Africa, South African people, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

President Jacob Zuma’s midnight sacking of his finance minister shook South African markets on Friday, undermining his authority and threatening to split the African National Congress (ANC) that has governed since the end of apartheid. Lucy Fielder reports. Continue reading →

08Jan/17

Zuma’s ex-wife gets boost in South Africa leadership race

January 8, 2017Politics54th National Conference of the African National Congress, African National Congress, African National Congress Women's League, Bathabile Dlamini, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dlamini, Dlamini-Zuma, Government, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Neither Dlamini-Zuma, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa, South African people, Thabo Mbeki, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

The chances of South African President Jacob Zuma’s ex-wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, becoming the next leader of the African National Congress were given a boost with the endorsement of the ruling party’s women’s division.

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01Mar/15

World’s largest radio telescope project mark progress

March 1, 2015SpaceASTRON, Astronomical imaging, Astronomy, Australia, China, China Central Television, Cyril Ramaphosa, European Southern Observatory, Huang Wei, Minister, Naledi, Naledi Pandor, Observational astronomy, Pandor, Radio astronomy, Radio telescope, Radio telescopes, S Africa-Radio Telescope China Central Television, Science, Science and technology in South Africa, SKA, South Africa, Square Kilometre Array, Technology/Internet, Telescopessmbale

S Africa-Radio Telescope

China Central Television (CCTV) – Preliminary work on the world’s largest radio telescope project has made a major progress, with the completion of an array of radio telescopes in Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
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