South African President,
Jacob Zuma, celebrated his 74th birthday on Tuesday, amid growing calls for his
resignation, mostly from the opposition.
``My birthday wish is to
see South Africa increasingly becoming a better place for all,’’ Zuma said in a
message to the nation.
Presidential
spokesperson, Bongani Majola, said that Zuma would spend the day with his
family in Pretoria.
The president is
embroiled in a series of scandals, notably improper state spending on his rural
home and the Gupta business family's alleged undue influence over his
government.
South Africa's top court
in late March ruled that Zuma violated the constitution by ignoring orders from
an anti-corruption body for him to repay public money improperly used during
security upgrades at his private home in Nkandla.
The opposition has failed
in a bid to impeach Zuma in parliament following the ruling.
It has also accused Zuma
of his links with the Indian-South African Gupta family after some sitting and
former officials alleged the Guptas offered them ministerial posts.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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