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South African president Zuma survives no-confidence vote
There were cheers from ANC members of Parliament tonight after the South African President Jacob Zuma managed to survive a no-confidence vote – held, for the first time by secret ballot. But dozens of ANC MPs joined the opposition to vote against Zuma, who’s faced a series of corruption allegations and has presided over an…
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South African MPs to vote anonymously on future of President Zuma
The future of South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma now rests in the hands of MPs – and they’ll be allowed an anonymous vote. Opposition leaders said the decision to hold tomorrow’s no confidence vote by secret ballot was “groundbreaking”.
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Jacob Zuma ‘slights’ Barack Obama
A photo showing South African President Jacob Zuma remaining on the phone while greeting Barack Obama causes a stir in the press.
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South Africa parliament chaos as MPs challenge Zuma
South Africa’s parliament descends into chaos as opposition lawmakers are forcibly removed after disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s annual address over corruption allegations.
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Thabo Mbeki on President Zuma, power and corruption
Former South Africa President Thabo Mbeki tells Channel 4 News that President Zuma should “think about the country, the people”.
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Is Mandela’s legacy living on in Jacob Zuma?
Jon Snow speaks to soul singer Simphiwe Dana and actor Tony Kgoroge, asking if the political legacy of Nelson Mandela continues under President Zuma, who was booed on appearing at Mandela’s memorial.
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‘Many South Africans don’t want Zuma’
Ronnie Kasrils, a former South African government minister, says the crowd reaction to President Jacob Zuma at the Nelson Mandela memorial shows many people do not want him as leader any longer.
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Mandela memorial: why the crowds booed President Zuma
With the world’s leaders looking on, it was a chance for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to shine. So why did some of his countrymen choose to publicly humiliate him?
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Jacob Zuma announces Nelson Mandela’s death
At 23.45 South African time on Friday 5 December, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma took to the airwaves to announce the death of Nelson Mandela.
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Jacob Zuma: we hope Mandela will be out of hospital soon
South African President Jacob Zuma says he hopes Nelson Mandela could soon be discharged, as the former South African president spends his 22nd day in hospital.
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Jacob Zuma wins landslide re-election as ANC leader
South African President Jacob Zuma is re-elected as leader of the country’s governing party, the African National Congress.
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Zuma addresses miners in bid to quell South African unrest
As South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma returns to Marikana, where 44 people died during strike action by miners, fears grow that unrest will spread across the heartland of global platinum mining.
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Global media catches Zuma out
Channel 4 News international editor Lindsey Hilsum analyses comments made by South African president Jacob Zuma shortly before his visit to Britain.
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Why I asked Jacob Zuma the 'cloud' question
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – The ANC spokeswoman, Jesse Duarte, was getting pretty sick of us. “Look,” she said, “no one-to-one, okay? You can ask Mr Zuma what you want at his news conference on Tuesday.” She was adamant. “Oh, and by the way,” she added, “We won’t be entertaining any questions on the rape case…
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FactCheck: What time is the exit poll published and how reliable is it?
What time is the exit poll published and how reliable is it? FactCheck takes a look.