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Wednesday 28 October 2020
Zuma resigned as South African president last month after his party the ANC threatened to remove him from office.
Nelson Mandela once described Ramaphosa as one of the most gifted leaders of the “new generation” of anti-apartheid campaigners.
“I don’t fear exiting political office.”
Jacob Zuma has refused to resign, local media reported.
ANC chiefs have met to finalise Zuma’s exit in the fallout from corruption charges being laid against him.
Criticism of Jacob Zuma from within his party has grown amid multiple corruption scandals.
The country’s top court delivered a damning verdict on Zuma’s conduct today.
However he said would never stop talking about history because children should know the country’s past to ensure that mistakes were not repeated.
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“In terms of my personal view, I would have no issue living next to a pylon.”
The South African president’s home has been revamped using taxpayers money – and the government says it’s a security breach to publish any photographs of it.
A statement from the South African president today said 95-year-old Mandela remains in a critical but stable condition.
The latest statement from the Office of the Presidency in South Africa says the 95-year-old is still in a critical condition.
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The 94-year-old has been in hospital for over a month.
Nelson Mandela is being treated in a hospital in Pretoria for a recurring lung infection.
The 94-year-old has been in hospital since 8 June.
President Jacob Zuma has issued a statement this evening.
South African president Jacob Zuma confirmed the incident this morning, but said the 94-year-old former president suffered no harm.
Jacob Zuma has again sought the prayers of South Africans, in wishing the state’s former president a happy Father’s Day.
The anti-apartheid leader’s condition continues to be described as “very serious but stable”.
South Africans are being urged to ‘let go’ of their former leader as his condition remains unchanged.
It marks the second hospitalisation in as many months for the frail anti-apartheid hero, who will turn 95 in July.
There have been calls of cronyism as the guests were attending the wedding of a major political donor to the ruling ANC.
A frail looking Nelson Mandela was visited by president Jacob Zuma yesterday – his first public appearance in nine months.
The 94-year-old will now receive home-based care.
The former SA president is now breathing without difficulty.
The former South African president is receiving treatment for a lung infection.
Concerns have been raised about the hospitalisation of South Africa’s anti-apartheid leader and former president Nelson Mandela earlier today.
It is the second time that the former South African president has been hospitalised this month.
Eight police officers accused of dragging a taxi driver behind their car have been suspended this morning.
Girl, 17, found disembowelled at a construction site and died later in hospital – the crime has been criticised by President Jacob Zuma.
Jacob Zuma said that 94-year-old Mandela has recovered from a surgical procedure and lung infection.
The 94-year-old former leader was admitted to hospital three weeks ago for treatment for a recurring lung infection.
The 94-year-old former president, known as ‘Madiba’, was admitted to hospital yesterday for what were described as “normal” tests for a man of his age.
The country’s state broadcaster SABC is refusing to air the 31-second spot which depicts President Zuma having fish and chips with his wives and children. Watch the ad…
South African President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to Thomas Madigage, following his tragic death.
Prosecutors have said, however, that the Marikana miners could be recharged after more investigations are carried out.
Video footage of the shooting has been broadcast across South Africa.
The Spear depicting Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
THE HSE IS today expected to outline that the contact tracing system is “back on track” after its capacity was surpassed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases earlier this month.
It is understood that Oireachtas Health Committee will be told that the contact tracing system’s capacity was surpassed when the number of Covid-19 cases sharply increased at the start of the month, but that it has gotten back on track since 23 October.
In July, the HSE launched its Covid-19 contact tracing app, which is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day.
So, today we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 contact tracing app?
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