Firing of South Africa's finance minister puts the public purse in Zuma's hands: South Africa's President Jacob Zuma during his State of the Nation Address in February 2017. Reuters/Sumaya HishamSouth Africa has entered a new political chapter that promises catastrophic outcomes after President Jacob Zuma reshuffled his cabinet last night, firing the finance minister, … [Read more...] about Firing of South Africa’s finance minister puts the public purse in Zuma’s hands | The Conversation
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Stakes for South Africa’s democracy are high as Zuma plunges the knife | The Conversation
Stakes for South Africa's democracy are high as Zuma plunges the knife: South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has shafted and shifted 20 cabinet posts. Aaron Ufumeli/EPASouth Africa has reached a crisis point in its political history that’s been looming on the horizon for more than a year. In the dark of night – literally – President Jacob Zuma demonstrated his ruthlessness … [Read more...] about Stakes for South Africa’s democracy are high as Zuma plunges the knife | The Conversation
Why South Africa’s courts cannot rein in a delinquent government | The Conversation
Why South Africa’s courts cannot rein in a delinquent government: Shutterstock-South Africans sighed with relief when the Constitutional Court recently handed down a judgment in the country’s social grant saga, averting a catastrophic constitutional crisis. About 17 million social grant beneficiaries would not be left without support. Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about Why South Africa’s courts cannot rein in a delinquent government | The Conversation
Ahmed Kathrada: exhibit A of the values imbued in South Africa’s Freedom Charter | The Conversation
Ahmed Kathrada: exhibit A of the values imbued in South Africa's Freedom Charter: Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada share a moment in South Africa's Parliament in 1999. Reuters/Mike HutchingsAnother South African legend has gone. Ahmed ‘Uncle Kathy’ Kathrada, an unassuming, quiet man who has left South Africans with a legacy that’s immediate, not historical. Born in 1929, … [Read more...] about Ahmed Kathrada: exhibit A of the values imbued in South Africa’s Freedom Charter | The Conversation
SA News: South Africa’s Gordhan ordered home from London, rattling markets
South Africa's Gordhan ordered home from London, rattling markets: PRETORIA Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was set to return to South Africa early on Tuesday after he was ordered home by the president, a move that rattled markets amid media reports that he might be sacked. The rand tumbled more than 2.7 percent against ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews SA Cabinet … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa’s Gordhan ordered home from London, rattling markets
