S. Africa's Zuma survives renewed calls to resign

South African President Jacob Zuma survived fresh calls within the ruling ANC party for him to resign, party officials said Monday, as they acknowledged support was "drifting away" from the movement. Senior figures in the African National Congress met over the weekend after Zuma endured months of criticism over his sacking of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan. "There was a call made in the national executive committee for the president to consider stepping down," said ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.