South Africa's Jacob Zuma resigns as president, rails against ANC party for ousting him [Photos]

South African president Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday as the ruling ANC party finally turned against him after nine years of corruption scandals, economic slowdown and falling popularity.

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South African president Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday as the ruling ANC party finally turned against him after nine years of corruption scandals, economic slowdown and falling popularity. Reuters

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Zuma railed against the African National Congress (ANC) for 'recalling' him from office and threatening to oust him via a parliament no-confidence vote due on Thursday. Reuters

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In a 30-minute national television address, Zuma said he had come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect. Reuters

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Zuma has been in a power struggle with multi-millionaire former businessman Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president who now becomes interim president. Reuters

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In an earlier TV interview, Zuma said he received very unfair treatment from the party he joined in 1959 and in which he had fought for decades against apartheid white-minority rule. Reuters