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South Africa Keeps Stimulus, Plans Industrial Policy

Mike Cohen Bloomberg.com 02/12/2010
South Africa Keeps Stimulus, Plans Industrial Policy

South African President Jacob Zuma said his government will maintain spending measures and introduce new industrial policies to foster growth and create jobs as the economy exits its first recession in 17 years.

South African president Jacob Zuma apologises over 20th child

AMID growing controversy over his polygamy and philandering, Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, yesterday apologised for fathering an illegitimate child.

South African President Jacob Zuma marries wife No. 5

Robyn Dixon Los Angeles Times 01/05/2010
Polygamous president outrages South Africa

South African President Jacob Zuma has been accused of contradicting the government's fight against HIV/Aids by fathering his 20th child out of wedlock.

South African President Jacob Zuma marries wife No. 5

South Africa gained its third first lady on Monday when President Jacob Zuma married Tobeka Madiba, his fifth marriage and third concurrent spouse. With another fiancee in the wings and rumors about a possible future engagement, the country may have five or more first ladies before Zuma's presidency is over.

South Africa's Zuma urges more aid for Zimbabwe

Godfrey Marawanyika AFP 08/28/2009
South Africa's Zuma urges more aid for Zimbabwe

HARARE — South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday urged donors to give more aid to Zimbabwe to revive the shattered economy, while telling the nation's feuding leaders to quickly mend their differences.

Hillary Clinton Meets with South African President Jacob Zuma

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held talks with South African President Jacob Zuma in a bid to improve ties between the two countries. The two officials met in the coastal city of Durban on Saturday.

South African President Zuma vows 500,000 new jobs

President Jacob Zuma vowed Wednesday to create 500,000 jobs this year, insisting South Africa's stinging recession would not alter his development goals, in his first state of the nation speech. Mr. Zuma promised his government would create a further four million jobs by 2014, but did not explain how.

South Africa's Jacob Zuma chooses new economic policy team for cabinet

President Jacob Zuma has sent his first signal about the future direction of South African policy by choosing a new cabinet with a new team to run economic policy. But the overall message is one of reassurance - the country's adherence to free market orthodoxy is highly unlikely to change - while there will be stronger emphasis on education and agriculture.

Jacob Zuma builds cabinet to tackle poverty in South Africa

CAPE TOWN (AFP) — South African President Jacob Zuma's surprising and diverse new cabinet matches his pledges to smash poverty and boost development, but enormous challenges remain, analysts said Monday.

Jacob Zuma sworn in as South African president

PRETORIA (AFP) — Jacob Zuma was sworn in as South Africa's fourth democratic president on Saturday, at a glitzy inauguration that capped his dramatic political comeback from bruising corruption allegations.


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