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#ZumaMustGoNow march delayed after alleged threats

The march, which was announced over the weekend, was treated with disdain by both the SACP and the ANC in Gauteng

ANC supporters outside of Luthuli House.

ANC promises a unified party as opposition calls for Zuma to go

Opposition leaders know it is possible the vote of no confidence in the president might not swing their way.

The anti-Zuma march was led by Save South Africa and supported by the SACP.

Survey sheds light on who marched against Zuma and why

The latest protests against the president suggest that the complexion of South African protests is starting to change.

Some supporters of former president Jacob Zuma believe that

What happens to democracy if Zuma’s dictatorial use of the power is not overcome?

We may be too close to current events to see what is actually unfolding, but the signs are not good.

A pig’s carcass lies in a cage at a secret ­location on the Cape Flats. Weather-monitoring equipment is attached to the cage.

Freedom Charter ‘still a wish list’

The lofty hopes of the iconic document rang hollow for many on Freedom Day, particularly in Kliptown.

The slide into authoritarian populism began with then ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma’s rape trial in 2005.

It’s up to us to make sure Zuma goes

The campaign for the president to go sends a message that no one is above the Constitution.

Mavuso Msimang says President Jacob Zuma has treated the public with ‘disrespect’.

Mavuso Msimang: The ANC is broken

Old-school ANC grandee and chair of Corruption Watch SA Mavuso Msimang believes it is ‘shameful’ that the party voted against the Constitution.

Former Constitutional Court justice Zak Yacoob.

Editorial: Zuma’s end would only be the start

Has the SABC fired or blacklisted so many commentators for holding anti-Zuma views that Hlaudi Motsoeneng has to step into the breach?

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Watch: Trevor Manuel calls on Zuma to resign

Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has joined a growing number of ANC leaders calling on the President to resign.

#ImpeachZuma according to Twitter

South Africans congregated online to share their views about the failed motion to impeach Zuma. We round up comments from before, during and after.

Protesters convene outside the St George’s Conference Centre in Irene where the ANC held its NEC meeting from March 18 to 20

Zuma offered to step down as president

‘He told us we should tell him directly if we wanted him to step down, rather than stab him in the back,’ an ANC NEC member told the M&G.

Misstep: Although matric pupils who did not get the results they wanted can write supplementary exams, there is concern that pupils will be lost to the system after the dates for the exams were changed from March to June. Photo: Madelene Cronjé

SA is finely balanced between autocracy and democracy

South Africa has never reached an embedded democratic state and global patterns suggest it has a higher chance of falling back into an autocracy.

Towards a new hashtag unity

Towards a new hashtag unity

Active citizenry is great, but are those embracing Fallism prepared to be true agitators for change?

“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting your trust in me once more,” said Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (Getty)

Editorial: #ZumaMustFall – hold the racism

Those making a serious protest need to make sure they stick to the issue and that the movement isn’t hijacked by racists.

Misstep: Although matric pupils who did not get the results they wanted can write supplementary exams, there is concern that pupils will be lost to the system after the dates for the exams were changed from March to June. Photo: Madelene Cronjé

Zuma must fall (before brunch)

The mood at the recent protests calling for President Jacob Zuma’s removal was almost jovial, despite the serious undertones.

Editorial: The year we all spoke up

South Africa has a proud tradition of railing against what is wrong, even when such condemnation is futile or self-defeating.