The run-up to the summit was marked by debate over which presidents were not coming such as South Africa's Jacob Zuma Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe (enraged that his wife Grace Mugabe was denied an invitation) and invalids such as Algeria's Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Côte d'Ivoire's Alassane Dramane Ouattara...
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Vol 55 No 7 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
During President Jacob Zuma's state visit to Kinshasa last October the two Presidents signed an agreement on Inga governing the electricity trade between their countries...
Vol 55 No 6 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The findings of an official investigation that President Jacob Zuma personally benefited from the multi-million dollar refurbishment of his Nkandla homestead will weaken his position and cost the governing African National Congress votes in the general elections on 7 May...
Vol 55 No 6 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
That is because of the vetting power of the ANC and national President Jacob Zuma who is of course first on the list: proven loyalists have been promoted; dissidents or those of suspect loyalty have been pushed down the list or excluded...
Vol 55 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Below 60% would be a serious blow for President Jacob Zuma and could spark a challenge within the party...
Vol 55 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Just how important the cost of Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead has become for his presidency and the elections was clear from the way it dominated a private meeting at South Africa House in London on 1 March just before the former President Nelson Mandela's memorial service...
Vol 55 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
This is the fifth budget of President Jacob Zuma's first term as President and could be Gordhan's last...
Vol 55 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Nearly 6 million rand (US$560 000) was spent on the ceremony for the State of the Nation Address as a tired-looking President Jacob Zuma put a brave face on the economy and avoided difficult subjects...
Vol 55 No 3 |
- AFRICAN UNION
A summit on ACIRC in South Africa in November was attended by just four presidents (South Africa's Jacob Zuma Chad's Idriss Déby Itno Uganda's Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania's Jakaya Kikwete)...
Vol 55 No 3 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The critical number is 60%: as long as the ANC's share of the vote is higher President Jacob Zuma can claim a successful campaign and see off rivals...