Latest Channel 4 News:
Row over Malaysian state's coins
'Four shot at abandoned mine shaft'
Rain fails to stop Moscow wildfires
Cancer blow for identical twins
Need for Afghan progress 'signs'

South Africa's new President

By Sally Gould

Updated on 09 May 2009

Jacob Zuma has been sworn in as South Africa's new President, promising to work for reconciliation and describing it as a moment of renewal for his country.

Jacob Zuma (credit: Reuters)

He's likely to offer a populist touch that was missing under his predecessor Thabo Mbeki.

But it has been a long journey for the Zulu leader, who's been acquitted of rape and had allegations of corruption dropped by the courts.

Send this article by email

More on this story

Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of external websites.


Watch the Latest Channel 4 News

Watch Channel 4 News when you want

Latest International politics news

More News blogs

View RSS feed

Living with the Taliban

Taliban on the Afghan frontline

A rare film of Taliban fighters on the Afghan frontline.

Pakistan appeal

image

Actor Art Malik on why he is fronting the DEC's flood appeal.

Tackling Taliban IEDs

image

Bomb disposal soldiers on lonely walk to defuse bombs.

Snowmail




Channel 4 © 2010. Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of external websites.