Vol 50 No 13 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The appointment of the inexperienced Maite Nkoana-Mashabane as Foreign Minister in the new African National Congress (ANC) government suggests that President Jacob Zuma will dominate foreign policy with his strong economic team of Planning Minister Trevor Manuel and Trade Minister Rob Davie (AC Vol 50 Nos 11 & 12)...
Vol 50 No 13 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Angola will welcome Jacob Zuma on his first foreign trip as President 'before Christmas'...
Vol 50 No 12 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Just days after President Jacob Zuma’s 3 June State of the Nation Address on accountability in government and jobs for the people the trades unions hit back with calls for wage rises and the sacking of the Governor of the Reserve Bank...
Vol 50 No 11 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The trades union chief Zwelinzima Vavi a key supporter of President Jacob Zuma when he was a mere candidate is warning the government of a season of strikes if wages are not quickly increased...
Vol 50 No 11 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The trades unions' legal challenge to the listing of the multibillion dollar Vodacom cellular phone group on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange tested President Jacob Zuma's political nerves...
Vol 50 No 10 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
A night of haggling preceded President Jacob Zuma's 10 May announcement of a new cabinet which includes people from the left the centre black business populists and even a right-wing Afrikaner...
Vol 50 No 10 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Jacob Zuma's ally Siphiwe Nyanda a former head of the defence force was appointed Communications Minister; his numerous defence-related business interests disqualified him from the Defence Ministry...
In his inauguration speech Jacob Zuma specifically defended freedom of the press...
Vol 50 No 9 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
There is some truth in Jacob Zuma's insistence that he owes no favours after the African National Congress's sweeping election victory on 22 April...
Vol 50 No 9 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
First off of the blocks to congratulate Jacob Zuma on the African National Congress's win in the 22 April elections was British Prime Minister Gordon Brown...
Vol 50 No 8 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Jacob Zuma's inevitable ascent to the presidency has been achieved at considerable cost...