South Africa Jacob Zuma faces no-confidence vote in final bid to oust president Gupta family raid emboldens ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa as Zuma’s grip on power wanes The South African president, Jacob Zuma, appeared on state TV to claim he was being “victimised”. Shortly after news of the no-confidence vote broke, Zuma summoned state broadcasters to give a rambling TV interview, saying he was being “victimised”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest South African police raid the Gupta family compound in Johannesburg. The Gupta family and Zuma deny any wrongdoing. Susan Booysen, a politics professor at Stellenbosch university, said that Zuma may still resign before a parliamentary vote, albeit grudgingly.

Source: The Guardian February 14, 2018 07:26 UTC