Government of South Africa

The number of political parties represented in Turkish Parliament has risen to nine.

South African authorities say at least eight people have been killed in an explosion at a munitions plant near Cape Town.

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blast at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition depot, which shook homes and rattled windows in the area on Monday.

South Africans awoke to a nation without Jacob Zuma as president for the first time in nine years yesterday, after the scandal-plagued head of state reluctantly resigned on orders from the ruling African National Congress (ANC).

Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa on Wednesday, heeding orders by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to bring an end to his nine scandal-plagued years in power, Reuters reported. 

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has formally asked President Jacob Zuma to resign after he refused to do so earlier, reports say, quoted by BBC.

The reported decision to "recall" him followed marathon talks by senior party officials that continued into the early hours of Tuesday.

A new report by Besnik Osmani, Kosovo's Auditor General, has found numerous weaknesses in the public procurement process, including planning and contract management.

According to the report for 2015, presented to parliament on Wednesday, nearly 11,000 public contracts worth 402 million euros were signed in 2015.

The celebration of Africa Day this year is of particular significance as the African Union (AU) summit next month is expected to adopt the First 10 Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063, South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has said. In an analysis titled "Advancing African solidarity" and published by the South African daily newspaper