South African president fires two ministers

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Jacob Zuma, the South African president, has launched a major anti-corruption drive, sacking two ministers, suspending the police chief and naming a panel to probe

Jacob Zuma, the South African president, has launched a major anti-corruption drive, sacking two ministers, suspending the police chief and naming a panel to probe a multi-billion-dollar arms deal.

The announcement, made in a televised address marked Zuma’s most aggressive move yet to deal with corruption allegations, which have dogged his government.

Zuma fired Sicelo Shiceka, the co-operative governance minister, and Gwen Mahlangu Nkabinde, the public works minister and suspended Bheki Cele, the police chief, with immediate effect pending the outcome of a board of inquiry into allegations of illegal conduct.