At each stop Jia sought to build ties with presidents and legislative leaders: Paul Biya and National Assembly President Cavayé Djibril in Cameroon Hifikepunye Pohamba and National Council Chair Asser Kapere in Namibia and Jacob Zuma and National Council of Provinces Chair Mninwa Mahlangu in South Africa...
Vol 50 No 25 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Standing next to South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on the podium Blatter grabbed Zuma’s hand and raised it aloft in triumph proclaiming: ‘We did it...
Vol 50 No 25 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Jacob Zuma has commissioned the Development Bank of Southern Africa to draw up a 20-year economic plan setting out broad policy parameters – which must balance the market economics of National Planning Commission head Trevor Manuel and more radical proposals from Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel...
Vol 50 No 24 |
- COMMONWEALTH
South African President Jacob Zuma said the Southern African Development Community had reported to the CHOGM on current developments and a statement by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said he wanted to see Zimbabwe return...
Vol 50 No 24 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Jacob Zuma promised boosts in spending on health education security and rural development but the recession has limited Finance Minister Gordhan's discretionary spending growth to only R900 million and he allocated it all to HIV/AIDS...
Vol 50 No 23 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the SA Communist Party (SACP) have gained strength since they helped President Jacob Zuma into power in April...
Vol 50 No 23 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Using defence tactics which had worked so well in Jacob Zuma's long battle against corruption charges in the run-up to his successful presidential bid Selebi has gone on the offensive accusing the prosecutors of pursuing a corrupt vendetta against him...
South Africa's mission in Malabo initially claimed to be unaware that Du Toit and the others had been freed on 2 November but it seems that the release followed negotiations ahead of President Jacob Zuma's 3 November visit to Malabo...
Following a meeting with Tsvangirai on 21 October in Cape Town South African President Jacob Zuma declared that 'the country should not be allowed to slide back into instability and that he was ready to assist the parties in implementing the Global Political Agreement (AC Vol 50 No 17)...
Vol 50 No 21 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
After the African National Congress leadership in the Western Cape was suspended because of the governing party's poor showing there in this year's elections President Jacob Zuma set up a task team...