The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has refused to resign as he remains defiant following the decision by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to recall him.
Police officers in South Africa have raided the home of the powerful Gupta family in a crackdown on the activities of the business friends of President Jacob Zuma.
Leaders of the South African opposition political parties are pushing for the dissolution of the country's parliament and demanding fresh elections as pressure mounts on President Jacob Zuma to resign.
The leader of the ruling African National Congress in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that a final meeting on the future of the country's President Jacob Zuma will take place on Monday.
The 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced today following a meeting of its independent Prize Committee.
Finding jobs for many youth is a major challenge especially in Africa and governments across the continent continue to struggle to create jobs for their unemployed populations.
