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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 Africa

    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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    Covid-19EconomySouth Africa

    “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-19SocietySouth Africa

    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
    PoliticsSocietySouth 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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  • SocietySouth 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 InsidersSouth Africa

    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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