{"id":323216,"date":"2017-05-28T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=323216"},"modified":"2017-05-28T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T16:00:02","slug":"south-africa-jacob-zuma-plans-second-home-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/south-africa-jacob-zuma-plans-second-home-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Jacob Zuma ‘plans second home in Dubai’"},"content":{"rendered":"
South Africa’s embattled president Jacob Zuma has been planning to set up home in Dubai, according to emails published in the local media.<\/p>\n
The reports suggest deepening ties between President Zuma and the controversial Gupta business family.<\/p>\n
But the president’s spokesman has dismissed them as an utter fabrication.<\/p>\n
Pressure on Mr Zuma has been mounting in recent months because of corruption scandals, cabinet sackings and his handling of the economy.<\/p>\n
Senior members of Mr Zuma’s governing ANC this weekend tabled a motion of no confidence against him – which has been put to a closed-door meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee.<\/p>\n
It is the second time in six months that party rebels have mounted such a challenge.<\/p>\n
Under pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n The BBC’s Karen Allen in Johannesburg says the ANC now looks like it’s in permanent fire fighting mode<\/p>\n