South Africa's ruling party condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza

In a public statement which was released today, South Africa’s ruling party has condemned Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip. The African National Congress (ANC) said that “as long as Israel continues to...

South Africa: ANC leader Jacob Zuma to wed fifth wife

By Miriam Mannak Just a year after tying the knot for the fourth time, Jacob Zuma - the president of South Africa's ruling party, the ANC - is to wed his fifth wive.  According to the South African media...

Jacob Zuma: The exception to the rule

According to ANC-president Jacob Zuma South Africa could beat the HIV/Aids epidemic within the next decade if there was a united effort. He also said the stigma around Aids should be "destroyed". These noble...

D-Day for South Africa's 'dissidents'

It is D-day for the COPE, South Africa’s youngest political party. Earlier this week, the African National Congress (ANC) - the country's ruling party -  demanded from the what it calls 'dissidents' to stop using the name Congress of the People. The deadline is today....

ANC bullies new kid on the political block

South Africa's main party, the ANC, seems to be on a mission to prevent the newest player on the country's political block from  having a fair shot in next year's national and provincial elections. Earlier this week, the former freedom movement demanded from the Congress...

South African Democratic Congress founded

The breakaway group from the ANC has founded a new party called the South African Democratic Congress (SADC) after months of battling between the pro-Zuma majority of the ANC and the minority oppposition under...

Tutu says he'd welcome new South African opposition party

" Archbishop Desmond Tutu would welcome the creation of a viable opposition in South Africa, after ruling party infighting forced former president Thabo Mbeki to resign, in remarks published Sunday. The Nobel...

Kgalema Motlanthe fills in President Thabo Mbeki

" C Simkins SA South Africa's ruling party has chosen deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe to serve as the country's president until next year's election.  Parliament, dominated by the ruling African National...

South Africa President Thabo Mbeki Resigns

South African president Thabo Mbeki formally resigned from office, in response to the African National Congress urging him to quit.  "The move comes days after a high court judge suggested that Mr Mbeki may have...

Mbeki Resigns as South Africa's President

Update:  Thabo Mbeki held his last cabinet meeting, and is giving his final address as President of South Africa. ""Today [Sunday] I handed a letter to the honourable Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete to tender my...

Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela

Some more celebrating in the Umtata/Qunu area of Eastern Cape:"Birthday messages have been pouring in, including one Thursday from world soccer chief Sepp Blatter, who lauded Mandela for dedicating his life "to the...

Mandela taken off US terror list

American Government has finally removed Nelson Mandela from its list of Terrorists all over World. Mandela and members of his African National Congress were categorised as Terrorist during Apartheid  regime and...

Bomb Scare at ANC Headquarters

A bomb scare at South Africa's African National Congress headquarters in Johannesburg caused an evacuation and a shutdown of nearby streets. (The ANC is South Africa's ruling party)""The switchboard received the bomb...

Zimbabwe Government to UN: "Mind Your Own Business" while Zimbabwe Burns

The Mugabe Government rejected the suggestion of the UN [United Nations] intervening with the reason that "the country is not in crisis". Yet an Editorial in the Herald of Scotland written by R A Dziewialtowski has suggested that Mugabe and Zimbabwe may go the way of...

ANC to Mbeki: Zimbabwe is Burning

The Secretary General of the ANC [African National Congress] Jacob Zuma has declared that he is worried about the delay in releasing the results of the Presidential Elections in Zimbabwe. Mr. Zuma further declared that the crisis in Zimbabwe is "worrying" and that he is...

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