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February 14, 2018

South Africa
The Painful Exit of South Africa’s Jacob Zuma

Zuma is not out yet, but he will be by February 15. Today, Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete moved the motion of no confidence originally scheduled for February 22 to Thursday, February 15.

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April 1, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Constitution and Rule of Law Reaffirmed in South Africa

On March 31, the eleven justices of South Africa’s highest judicial body, the Constitutional Court, ruled unanimously that President Jacob Zuma and the National Assembly had violated the Constitution…

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May 29, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
“Africa Day” in South Africa and President Jacob Zuma’s Rivals

The “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” are hitting President Jacob hard. Earlier this week, there was the controversy over a publicly exhibited oil painting that strongly resembled Zuma with …

South African President Jacob Zuma speaks during a media briefing at the Union Building in Pretoria, October 24, 2011.

June 6, 2019

South Africa
South Africa’s New Foreign Minister Is a Starting Point for Improved U.S. Ties

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of Naledi Pandor as minister of international relations may be a positive step toward improving South Africa’s relations with the United States. Pandor is part of a Ramaphosa’s trimmed-down cabinet whose positions are split equally between men and women. 

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March 20, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
President Zuma Unlikely to Exit Early

When Jacob Zuma succeeded Thabo Mbeki as African National Congress (ANC) party leader and eventually became the South African chief of state, his flaws were already well known: personal financial iss…

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