South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma Resigns

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma Resigns

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President Jacob Zuma has resigned from his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Earlier, Mr Zuma’s governing ANC party told him to step down or face a vote of no confidence in parliament. Also: Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, where he’d received treatment for cancer, and Thailand’s Prime Minister tries to woo his country with a love song on Valentine’s Day.