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Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma leaves Johannesburg's Constitutional court as it was hearing an appeal to have him declared ineligible to stand for office in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades. IMAGES
South Africa's parliament will hold a motion of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Thursday, the ruling ANC party said, signalling his imminent ejection from office. SOUNDBITE
South Africa's ruling ANC expels its former leader ex-president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival party into elections following disciplinary proceedings. "Former President Jacob Zuma has actively impugned the integrity of the ANC and campaigned to dislodge the ANC from power while claiming that he had not yet severed his membership," ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa calls for the country to "move forward together" during an inauguration speech after being sworn in for a second full term as president in Pretoria. SOUNDBITE
South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa hails the formation of a broad coalition government as the "beginning of a new era", as he was sworn in for a second full term after there was no outright winner in the general elections--the first time in 30 years. SOUNDBITE