General News of Tuesday, 2 August 2016Source: Emmanuel AgbenonwossiSouth Africa's Aug 3 elections: Big test for Jacob Zuma and Ruling ANCSouth African President Jacob Zuma on Monday urged all registered voters of the country to cast their ballots in the local government elections to be held on Wednesday, August 3. The South African central bank expects the economy to stagnate this year and expand just 1.1% in 2017—trailing an annual population increase of 1.7%. Pressure is also building from the left, where the Economic Freedom Fighters led by former ANC youth leader Julius Malema are drawing in voters with the promises to take back white-owned mines and farmland. Emmanuel Vitus Agbenonwossi, Johannesburg, South Africa Jacob Zuma’s second term power ends in 2019 and he is not eligible to run for president again.
