Here\u2019s what is happening in and affecting South Africa today:<\/p>\n
President Jacob Zuma has reportedly been handed a deadline to step down as the country’s leader.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Several ANC national executive committee (NEC) members told The Star that another motion of no confidence is on the cards against Zuma if he does not voluntarily leave the Union Buildings by the time the party\u2019s top brass meet on Wednesday.<\/p>\n South Africa is waiting to see how the matric class of 2017 have performed<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to announce the 2017 National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric results this evening.\u00a0In 2016, 72.5% passed the NSC examination \u2013 a 1.8 percentage point increase from 2015’s 70.7% pass rate.\u00a0The number of progressed pupils – pupils who advanced to matric after failing a grade 11 twice – is expected to have a dramatic impact on the pass rate.<\/p>\n Analysts have raised concerns\u00a0 about how investors will react to\u00a0Eskom\u2019s decision to reinstate two executives\u00a0who had been suspended on serious charges last year.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The power utility announced on Wednesday that Matshela Koko and Prish Govender were reinstated after being cleared of any wrongdoing.\u00a0\u201cAn important point is the reaction of the lenders and the financial community to this ongoing, poor governance or absence of governance and complete mismanagement at Eskom,” said energy expert Chris Yelland.<\/p>\n