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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
