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South Africa: Zuma admits that country and ANC have a problem

SOUTH AFRICAN President Jacob Zuma acknowledged yesterday that his country and the governing ANC face problems.

In his opening speech to the party’s policy conference in Johannesburg, Mr Zuma said the country was in a “difficult period economically,” having entered a “technical recession.”

He pledged to “reignite growth” through the series of five-year national development plans.

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