Thousands of protesters marched through South African cities on Wednesday demanding President Jacob Zuma's resignation after he triggered economic turmoil by sacking his respected finance minister.
Zuma was left badly bruised when he fired Nhlanhla Nene last week in favour of little-known backbencher David van Rooyen, who was himself removed after only four days in office.
Zuma's African National Congress (ANC) party, which has ruled since the end of apartheid in 1994, won the general election easily last year but could lose power in some major municipalities at local polls in 2016.
AFP