African National Congress hold crisis talks over President Jacob Zuma controversy

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has held crisis talks to discuss the fallout from a court ruling last week that South African president Jacob Zuma flouted the Constitution, triggering calls for him to resign.

The ANC backed Mr Zuma, 73, after the Constitutional Court rebuked him for ignoring public protector Thuli Madonsela’s order that he pay back some of the $16m (€14m) spent on upgrading his private Nkandla home.

However, the scandal, one of several which have dogged Zuma over the past decade, could strain relations between the ANC and its allies the South African Communist Party (SACP) and labour federation Cosatu.