Page 31 - South Africa

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma survives attempted ousting

Zuma has been weakened by a series of scandals but the manoeuvre to oust him took many by surprise

South Africa proposes $250 as national minimum wage

Experts believe that the proposed minimum wage would address inequality and boost economic growth

South Africa detains Indian shrimp consignments for presence of Cholera bacteria

Though SA accounts for only one to two per cent of Indian shrimp exports, it is a focus market for the exporters

South Africa's ANC faces deep crisis after vote defeat

Since 1994, the African National Congress has comfortably swept to victory in elections, and remains the largest party in the country

Controversial Gupta family to sell all South African interests

Gupta family has been involved in many controversies, because of their close relationship with President Zuma, but no charges been bought against them

South African finance minister summoned over police probe

The rand reacted sharply late Tuesday as the news came out, jumping from 13.47 to 13.98 to the dollar

South Africa's ruling party faces biggest election setback

The ruling ANC lost its first major black-majority municipality in this election, Nelson Mandela Bay

As South Africa votes, ruling party faces toughest challenge

About 26 million people had registered to vote at more than 22,000 polling stations

India, South Africa to deepen ties in defence, manufacturing sectors

Modi also said India and South Africa can pool their capacities to jointly manufacture defence equipments and platforms

India created over 10,000 jobs in South Africa: Minister

India is now South Africa's sixth largest trade partner, with trade in last year being almost 95 billion rand