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  • ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule (third from left) at at the 40th commemoration of Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu. Credit: : GCIS. south africa corruption
    PoliticsSouth AfricaTop story

    Down but not out: Corruption in South Africa and the arrest of ANC’s no. 2

    By James Hamill
    January 12, 2021
    If convicted, Ace Magashule’s political career could be over. If acquitted, he could become politically indestructible. It is tempting to view the arrest warrant ...
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  • President Cyril Ramaphosa receiving a consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: GCIS.
    Covid-19South Africa

    COVID-19: The state cannot save us

    By Andries du Toit & Diana Mitlin
    June 9, 2020
    South Africa’s biomedical response has been exemplary, but it has failed to mobilise social movements essential for tackling public health crises. Read all our ...
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    How to protect women from violence under lockdowns? Send cash.

    By Yvonne Jooste
    May 6, 2020
    Domestic abuse has spiked under COVID-19. Cash transfers are no panacea, but they’ve been shown to reduce violence and can be adapted. Read all ...
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    “We work for Uber”: South Africa’s gig drivers left alone at the wheel

    By Mohammad Amir Anwar
    April 28, 2020
    Drivers who use ride-hailing apps like Uber are getting little help from their companies and fall through the cracks of government support. Read all ...
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    COVID-19 responses in Africa: Ok, one size doesn’t fit all. Now what?

    By Andries du Toit
    April 28, 2020
    Discussions must move beyond the pros and cons of lockdowns. They must confront the real challenge: African states’ disconnect from ordinary people. Read all ...
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  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the South African National Defence Force ahead of the lockdown in response to the coronavirus in South Africa. Credit: GCIS.
    Covid-19South Africa

    South Africa’s xenophobic agenda is impeding its coronavirus response

    By Khangelani Moyo & Franzisca Zanker
    April 9, 2020
    COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate based on citizenship. That the government continues to is even more reckless than usual. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  Across the ...
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  • A Vote ANC banner flies in the skies. Credit: Paul Saad.
    EconomyPoliticsSouth Africa

    Elite ANC politics has failed. South Africa needs a “politics of the people”

    By Martin Plaut
    November 15, 2019
    India’s liberation experience shows us the importance of differentiating between elites and subordinates, rather than just looking at race. After a quarter century under ...
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  • Afrophobia: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the National Assembly after being re-elected in May 2019. Credit: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS
    Editor's PicksPoliticsSocietySouth Africa

    Afrophobia is growing in South Africa. Why? Its leaders are feeding it.

    By Panashe Chigumadzi
    October 8, 2019
    Across virtually all the parties, leaders have stoked anti-immigrant sentiment for political gain. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of ...
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  • Editor's PicksSocietySouth Africa

    In South Africa, a trans inmate fought the state in court. And won.

    By Nigel Patel
    October 2, 2019
    A ground-breaking ruling in favour of a trans inmate challenges South Africa’s discriminatory status quo.  On the 23rd of September, the South African Equality ...
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    Africa Insiders: The loophole used to censor M&G and how it got around it

    By Africa Insiders
    September 25, 2019
                        The essentials: After publishing an investigation into the involvement of convicted fraudster Njock Ajuk Eyong ...
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