APRNEWS - Chairman of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has backed calls for land expropriation in the country.

According to Reuters, Gwede Mantashe was quoted as saying that the state should take land from those who own more than 12,000 hectares without compensation.

APRNEWS - President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he will donate half of his presidential salary towards a fund in memory of Nelson Mandela.

The amount will go into a fund to be administered by the Nelson Mandela Fund. It will be known as the Nelson Mandela Thuma Mina Fund. The exact amount remains unknown as well as well as the duration of the donation.

GUARDIAN - Three months ago, Jacob Zuma was ousted as president of South Africa, in a humiliating end to his nine-year rule.

But he and his supporters seem determined to not go quietly.