'Motlanthe restores order'

South Africa's new President Kgalema Motlanthe has won praise for quickly forming a government after a week of political turbulence.

• 'Mothlanthe will be excellent'
• Health surprise in new Cabinet
• Big changes in vital departments

Zille challenges Motlanthe

The DA wants Kgalema Motlanthe to establish a judicial inquiry into the arms deal, and promise there won't be a political solution to Jacob Zuma's legal problems.

• New pres sticks to 2014 goals
• Prosecute Zuma privately - Zille

Zuma to oppose Mbeki application

ANC president Jacob Zuma will oppose Thabo Mbeki's Constitutional Court application against Judge Chris Nicholson's ruling suggesting that Mbeki was part of a political conspiracy.

• Mbeki move 'dangerous mistake'
• Mbeki case 'unprecedented'
• Zuma meets ANC MPs

Motlanthe: Policies unchanged

Government will remain true to the policies that have kept the country steady and ensured sustained growth, says the newly elected President Kgalema Motlanthe.

• President Motlanthe's speech
• Motlanthe sworn in
• President humbled and honoured

Motlanthe the healer?

As President Kgalema Motlanthe steers South Africa towards next year's elections, he must also try to heal seismic splits within the ruling ANC.

• President humbled and honoured
• Little known about new president
• Motlanthe is SA's new president

Zuma meets ANC MPs

ANC leader Jacob Zuma is meeting with his party's parliamentarians ahead of a presidential vote in Parliament.

• New president to be sworn in
• Who will Motlanthe appoint?
• Zuma mum on new cabinet

Mbeki's brother slams his firing

Thabo Mbeki's brother, Moeletsi, has criticised the decision by the ANC to remove him from office, warning that the ANC could do a lot of harm to the country .

• Mbeki's last meeting 'poignant'
• ANC 'destabilising the country'
• Mbeki move 'dangerous mistake'

Mbeki's last meeting 'poignant'

President Thabo Mbeki has presided over his last Cabinet meeting at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, in the course of which he read a long letter of thanks and praise to the assembled ministers and deputy ministers.

• Pahad: No split within ANC
• Motlanthe to be sworn in

Zuma mum on new cabinet

African National Congress president Jacob Zuma has declined to be drawn on who would be part of the new Cabinet under Kgalema Motlanthe's leadership.

• Zuma hailed at celebrations
• Zuma urges SA not to panic

Varsity postpones Mbeki award

The University of Limpopo has postponed awarding an honorary doctorate in commerce to ousted state President Thabo Mbeki.

• Mbeki move 'dangerous mistake'
• Mbeki fight-back angers SACP

Zuma urges SA not to panic

ANC president Jacob Zuma has assured South Africans that there is no need to panic and that the resignations of Cabinet ministers will be handled carefully.

• ANC: Manuel, others to stay on
• Habib: It's a political crisis
• 'ANC handling transition badly'

ANCYL: Manuel has not quit

As far as the ANC Youth League is concerned, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has not resigned because he said he will still be available to serve in government.

• Trevor Manuel, 10 ministers quit
• ANCYL: Motlanthe 'our main man'
• 'Do not panic'

Manuel: ANC asked me to stay

Trevor Manuel says he was asked by the ANC leadership to stay on as finance minister and he's happy to serve a new president.

• Manuel reports confuse markets
• 'Do not panic'

ANCYL: Motlanthe 'our main man'

The ANCYL is glad ANC president Jacob Zuma was not immediately appointed as the country's president, as this would have brought him to power through the back door.

• DA: Motlanthe the best choice
• Motlanthe will be president - ANC

Rand recovers on news that Manuel may stay

The rand has recouped some of its earlier losses on confirmation that Finance Minister Trevor Manuel - who resigned along with 13 other Cabinet members - is willing to serve in a new Cabinet.

Manuel news sends JSE downhill

South African stocks have extended losses on news that Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has resigned.

Rand slumps as Manuel quits

The rand has weakened sharply after news that 14 members of cabinet had resigned - including the Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel.

MPs reject Mbeki objection

MPs have voted against a motion objecting to President Thabo Mbeki's resignation, which would have compelled the ANC to explain its decision to recall him.

• Motlanthe will be president - ANC
• Mbeki resignation effective Thurs
• Mbeki fights back

Motlanthe will be president - ANC

The ANC has confirmed that its deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe will become the country's president until next year's election.

• DA: Motlanthe the best choice
• Motlanthe 'equal to the task'
• Mlambo-Ngcuka resigns

DA: Motlanthe the best choice

The appointment of ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe as President Thabo Mbeki's successor would offer hope to South Africa, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille says.

• Mbeki files ConCourt papers
• Mbeki 'remains a comrade'
• Motlanthe 'equal to the task'

Mbeki meets security chiefs

President Thabo Mbeki has met the country's security services chiefs in Pretoria. They included the leadership of the defence force, intelligence, police and correctional services.

• Mbeki resignation effective Thurs
• Mbeki 'remains a comrade'
• Mbeki: I kept to my promise

Mbeki: What the world thinks

Local and international press agencies have sounded off on the resignation of Thabo Mbeki and the legacy he will leave behind.

Mbeki 'remains a comrade'

ANC president Jacob Zuma says the decision to recall Thabo Mbeki was one of the most difficult decisions the NEC has ever had to take in the history of the ANC .

• Motlanthe 'equal to the task'
• Mixed emotions over Mbeki
• Mbeki: SA's enigmatic chief

Motlanthe 'equal to the task'

ANC president Jacob Zuma has hinted that his deputy Kgalema Motlanthe would become acting president of South Africa, but stopped short of confirming this.

• 'Motlanthe named as president'
• Mixed emotions over Mbeki
• Economic policies to stay the same

'Motlanthe named as president'

The deputy leader of the ANC, Kgalema Motlanthe, will be appointed as the country's president after the resignation of Thabo Mbeki, according to party sources.

• SA newspapers criticise ANC
• Cabinet ministers stay on
• ANC to appoint acting president

Mbeki goes without rancour

President Thabo Mbeki, showing no resentment over the ANC's decision to recall him, says he is leaving behind a government that has made a difference.

• Mbeki's address: Full text
• Mbeki: No interference in NPA
• Thabo Mbeki resigns

Mbeki: No interference in NPA

President Thabo Mbeki has denied any interference in the National Prosecuting Authority's decisions when he announced his resignation to the nation.

• Thabo Mbeki resigns
• Mbeki 'did well for economy'
• Excerpts from Mbeki's speech

Mbeki 'did well for economy'

President Thabo Mbeki did very well for the economy , says ANC treasurer Mathews Phosa, after Mbeki was recalled by the party as president of the country.

• Thabo Mbeki resigns
• Interim president to be named
• NEC meeting still under way

Has ANC botched Mbeki ouster?

The ANC may have botched Thabo Mbeki's ouster, according to a political analyst who believes three possible routes to eject the president are fraught with difficulties.

Zuma, Mbeki to address nation

An urgent Cabinet meeting in Pretoria following the ANC's recall of President Thabo Mbeki has been brought forward, a government spokesperson says.

• Crisis could follow Mbeki exit
• Mbeki agrees to step down
• ANC NEC statement

Why Mbeki was fired

It would appear that the real reason for the ANC axing President Thabo Mbeki, is the decision of cabinet and the NPA to appeal the Zuma ruling.

• Mbeki decision sparks flurry of reactions
• Mbeki to address the nation
• Mbeki agrees to step down