Libya: Gaddafi accept ceasefire-RT video report

Video report from Russia Television RT about the news of Gaddafi accepting the road map of the African Union and the ceasefire.

President Zuma breaks Aids taboo

President Jacob Zuma revealed his HIV status on Sunday as he launched a scaled-up counselling and testing campaign. “After careful consideration, I have decided to share my test results with South Africans,” said Zuma, who said he had tested negative recently. “The purpose is to promote openness and to eradicate the silence and stigma that […]

Zuma to meet Supersports United team

President Jacob Zuma will meet with the Supersports United team and management tomorrow, at 9am at Esselen Park. The President wishes to congratulate the team on being Champions of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for 3 consecutive seasons. The meeting is also aimed at promoting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The media is invited to […]

Zuma concludes Namibian working visit

President Jacob Zuma on Thursday ended his two-day working visit to Namibia, the Presidency said. He attended the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) conference in the country’s capital city Windhoek. Sacu was established in 1910 as a customs union agreement between South Africa and the high commission territories of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. “The conference […]

Presidents Lula, Zuma joke about World Cup clash

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joked on Thursday that he expected the hosts to play Brazil in the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. “For those who don’t know, this photo reflects what will be the World Cup final,” Lula told photographers during his meeting with South African President Jacob […]

President Zuma urged to ban 'Shoot the Boer' song

The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) has called on President Zuma to ban the controversial ‘Shoot the Boer’ song. However, President Zuma says the court process should be allowed to take its course.

Stop war talk, warns President Zuma

Image via Wikipedia President Jacob Zuma’s appeal to political leaders to think first before making statements that could inflame racial tensions included ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, the presidency has said. Presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya said yesterday that Zuma’s call for “responsible leadership” in the wake of the murder of Afrikaner Weerstandbeweging leader Eugene […]

S.Africa: Zuma must take stand on Zimbabwe – DA

Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Athol Trollip on Monday urged President Jacob Zuma to use his upcoming official visit to the United Kingdom to take a decisive stand on Zimbabwe.  Zuma is scheduled to leave for the UK on Monday, and Zimbabwe is expected to be high on the agenda.  Trollip said Zuma needed to focus […]

Taking President Jacob Zuma seriously

 by Jovial Rantao WHY are we surprised when some section of the British nation, as demonstrated by some of their newspapers, don’t take President Jacob Zuma seriously? Why are we shocked and even angered when Fleet Street has found our head of state to be less than deserving of respect? Why are we taken aback […]

S.Africa 'more than ready' for World Cup – Zuma

Smiling and at ease, South African President Jacob Zuma told reporters at Wembley Stadium on Thursday that his country was “ready, if not more than ready” to host the first World Cup on African soil. On his first state visit to the United Kingdom, Zuma took time away from his official duties to visit the […]