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Today's first story takes us to South Africa. There have been some big question mark hanging over the nation's government, primarily what will happen to President Jacob Zuma. The 75-year-old became leader of the parliamentary republic after his political party won elections in 2009.

But that party, the African National Congress, has demanded that President Zuma resign, and on Tuesday, he refused to go.

Since he took power, Zuma's government has been involved in a number of scandals. President Zuma himself has been accused hundreds of times of corruption¹ because of a weapons deal dating back to the 1990s. He denies all of the accusations² and he's remained in power despite several attempts from opposition³ political parties to remove him. But in recent years, his African National Congress party has been losing support in South Africa, and in December, it chose another politician to lead it.

A party official said yesterday that President Zuma had agreed to step down as president but he wanted to stay for several more months to oversee⁴ the transition to a new government. The African National Congress said no.

There's no constitutional requirement for President Zuma to give in to his party's demand that he leave. South Africa's parliament can force him out of power before his term ends next year, but the African National Congress would have to team up with opposition parties in the vote. It's reluctant to do that.

President Zuma was expected to give a news conference on Wednesday morning that could answer what happens next.

1 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

2 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。