Tag: South African politics

S.Africa’s Zuma faces no-confidence vote in parliament

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) — Beleaguered South African President Jacob Zuma Tuesday faced a no-confidence vote in parliament  for a second time in less than a year and a legal bid to reinstate corruption charges against him. The mounting pressure on the president comes against a background of economic crisis sparked by his firing of two finance ministers within days in December. The fallout was followed by a public row between the respected new Finance Minister […]