Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55371097
Caption:

Supporters of the African National Congress and South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma argue with police in Johannesburg. (Reuters)

Clashes Erupt as Anti-Zuma Protests Sweep South Africa

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2017 | World

More than 30,000 people rallied in cities across South Africa against President Jacob Zuma as the march in Johannesburg turned violent when demonstrators clashed with police. The protesters are demanding that Zuma quit after a cabinet reshuffle triggered the latest...

Media ID: 55351116
Caption:

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets President of South Africa Jacob Zuma. Qatar News Agency

Qatari-South African Summit Discusses International Issues, Ways to Enhance Cooperation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Doha-Qatar’s capital witnessed on Thursday a Qatari-South African summit that discussed ways to improve ties in all fields mainly in business, economy and investment. Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and President of South Africa Jacob Zuma held official talks at...

Media ID: 55307798
Caption:

U.S. President Barack Obama walks off after a news conference with South African President Jacob Zuma at the Union Building on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama tells leaders to follow Mandela’s example

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2013 | World

Johannesburg, AP—President Barack Obama encouraged leaders in Africa and around the world Saturday to follow former South African President Nelson Mandela’s example of country before self, as the U.S. president prepared to pay personal respects to relatives who...

Media ID: 55306963
Caption:

A pedestrian walks beneath two giant portraits outside the City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, June 24, 2013 at the spot where, on the balcony, former South Africa president Nelson Mandela, made his first public speech after being released from 27 years imprisonment (AP Photo/Masixole Feni)

South Africa: Mandela still in critical condition

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2013 | World

Johannesburg, AP—Nelson Mandela’s condition in a Pretoria hospital remained critical for a second straight day Monday, said South Africa’s president who described the stricken anti-apartheid hero as being “asleep” when he visited Mandela the...

Media ID: 55297532
Caption:

Worshippers offer prayers for Easter and former South African president Nelson Mandela a top of a hill overlooking Johannesburg, Saturday, March 30, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Denis Farrell

Mandela in Hospital on Easter

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 1, 2013 | World

Johannesburg, AP—Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said. The office of President Jacob Zuma thanked South Africans who prayed for...