South Africa's ruling party says it used its overwhelming majority in the nation's parliament to throw out a no confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma. The African National Congress says the opposition's no confidence motion was frivolous and baseless and the parliament reaffirmed its full confidence ...

South African President Jacob Zuma said his talks on Thursday with Zimbabwe's feuding leaders were "fruitful", but revealed no major breakthrough in resolving issues straining Harare's unity government. "I am very encouraged by the spirit of cooperation displayed by the leaders and all the parties," Zuma said after nearly three hours of round-table talks with Zimbabwe's long-ruling ...

South African President Jacob Zuma said Thursday he believes he made great progress in his first trip to Zimbabwe as chief mediator between members of the fragile power-sharing government. Zuma said in a statement winding up the two-day trip that coalition members agreed to an unspecified package ...

Zimbabwe's rival leaders faced fresh pressure Thursday to mend their differences and push toward new elections, as South African President Jacob Zuma led talks on the fragile unity government. Zimbabwe's ageing President Robert Mugabe, in power since independence from Britain in 1980, reluctantly formed a unity government one year ago with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the former opposition ...