President Jacob Zuma on Sunday arrived in the United States, where he would attend the United Nations general assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York, the presidency said. “We are happy that we have done a lot to move towards achieving the MDGs [millennium development goals] and our work continues to[…]
President Jacob Zuma and the SA Jewish Board of Deputies on Thursday expressed support for a two-State solution in the Israel and Palestine conflict. Zuma reiterated South Africa’s willingness to support all sides to find a solution, said presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj in a statement. “The SAJBD also reiterated their[…]
The death toll in the building collapse that occurred at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria stood at 70, the SABC reported on Wednesday. A multi-storey building belonging to the church collapsed on Friday, leaving scores of people dead and injured. President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday announced that[…]
Fourteen Nobel Peace Laureates have asked President Jacob Zuma to guarantee the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa, after the Tibetan spiritual leader was forced to abandon a trip to the country. The Dalai Lama was to attend a summit of Nobel peace prize winners in Cape Town next[…]
Former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils has defended his involvement in the decision not to charge Jacob Zuma ahead of the 2007 ANC Polokwane conference; the Sunday Times reported. “It was not political interference whatsoever,” Kasrils told the newspaper in an interview. His comments came in the release of the so-called[…]
The Special Investigating Unit has found that President Jacob Zuma was enriched by state-funded improvements to his Nkandla home, but placed the blame for millions lost as the project escalated into “unacceptable extravagance” on his architect Minenhle Makhanya. It said its investigation showed that, through Makhanya’s direct doing, the state[…]
Pupils, educators and parents should work together to improve education and learning at schools, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. “Our children should be taught in secure environments… which affirm their dignity as citizens of this beautiful country,” Zuma said in a speech prepared for delivery. He was addressing the[…]
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille asked supporters on Wednesday to donate money to the party to help fund further legal action around the so-called spy tapes. “The DA spent five years [and] over six court hearings, seeking to obtain the ‘spy tapes’ which the National Prosecuting Authority used to drop[…]
Lesotho coalition leaders have been given two days to agree on a date to open Parliament by South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, SABC News reported on Wednesday. After meeting with coalition leaders on Tuesday, Zuma told the broadcaster talks went well. He said leaders had reached a point where they[…]
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday welcomed the release of the so-called “spy tapes”. “The president is happy with the process thus far,” Zuma’s spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement shortly after a copy was given to the Democratic Alliance. The originals would be kept at the High Court in[…]
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