Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s beleaguered president, is facing the most serious challenge of his seven years in power after three ministers called for his resignation. The News24 agency, citing sources in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, said the calls came at a weekend meeting of senior officials amid heated debate over Zuma’s future. However, that vote was called by opposition politicians from the Democratic Alliance (DA) party. “There is no doubt that Zuma is fighting for his political life,” Ranjeni Munusamy, an analyst and commentator, wrote on the Daily Maverick website. “The ANC has lost support, but how much is because of Zuma, how much because of the economy, how much just due to sheer corruption?

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2016 11:26 UTC