South African President Jacob Zuma has suspended his police chief and fired two cabinet ministers amid criticism his administration has not done enough to stop graft. Mr. Zuma Monday also appointed a Supreme Court judge to run an inquiry into a multi-billion-dollar government arms deal in which he, himself, has been implicated. The announcement comes […]
South Africa’s Zuma Announces Anti-Corruption Steps
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
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South Africa Municipal Workers Strike Over Pay
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Municipal services have stopped or slowed across South Africa, where union workers have gone on strike calling for higher pay. More than 150,000 workers with the South African Municipal Workers Union went on strike Monday calling for an 18 percent pay increase. The action affects bus routes, trash collection, water distribution and public health clinics, […]
Former Mandela Charity Chief Cleared in Blood Diamond Case
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
The former head of Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Fund in South Africa has been cleared of charges that he illegally possessed rough diamonds. A Johannesburg magistrate dismissed charges against Jeremy Ractliffe on Wednesday after hearing several hours of testimony. Possessing uncut diamonds without a permit is a crime in South Africa because of possible links to […]
Zuma Judge Appointment Challenged in Court
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Two South African legal groups are challenging a decision by President Jacob Zuma to extend the term of the country’s top judge. The groups say Mr. Zuma may have overstepped his constitutional powers with the decision earlier this month. They said Wednesday that they will seek a hearing in Pretoria’s High Court. President Zuma announced […]
South Africa Mourns Anti-Apartheid Icon ‘Ma’ Sisulu
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
South Africa is grieving the loss of a woman many consider to be the mother of the modern country. Albertina Sisulu, known as Ma Sisulu, died late Thursday at her home in Johannesburg. She was 92. Following the announcement, the Nelson Mandela Foundation issued a statement saying,”South Africa has lost a treasure.” Sisulu was born […]
South African Anti-Apartheid Veteran Albertina Sisulu Dies at 92
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
A veteran of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, Albertina Sisulu, had died in her Johannesburg home. She was 92. Sisulu was an important figure in the ANC Women’s League at the height of apartheid and was the widow of Walter Sisulu, one of Nelson Mandela’s mentors. Walter Sisulu died in 2003. The ruling African National Congress […]
