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South Africa election shakes major parties but little more
The results from the 8 May general elections suggest the ruling ANC and main opposition DA retain widespread, if reluctant, support. Khayelitsha is the sort of ... -
Hope, promise and folly: What South Africa’s embrace of Kiswahili means
South Africa’s relationship with the rest of Africa is often conflicted. The decision to teach Kiswahili in schools gives a glimpse into what could be. This ... -
“The main thing is a job”: The battle for South Africa’s swing city
Control of most areas is unlikely to change following the elections, but Port Elizabeth has switched hands recently and could do again. This is the second ... -
“They were useless”: What about South Africa’s forgotten rural voters?
Attention ahead of the 8 May elections has focused on major cities, but what are voters saying in overlooked rural areas where a third of voters ... -
South Africa’s “game-changing” oil find: Three lessons from Ghana
Avoiding the resource curse will require clear policies that ensure transparency and independence. In early-February, South Africa discovered huge reserves of oil and gas off its ... -
South Africa’s held my mum in jail for 60 days. Her crime? Peaceful protest.
The treatment of sixteen middle-aged women, imprisoned without bail for demonstrating against poor service delivery, says a lot about South Africa. I’m not sure if you’re ... -
Forgetting Marikana: What does Ramaphosa’s rise mean for poor South Africans?
As director of Lonmin, the multi-millionaire saw miners striking for a living wage as criminals. Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as the ruling ANC’s president last month was ... -
Zuma vs. Ramaphosa: South Africa now has two centres of power
Cyril Ramaphosa may be the new leader of the ruling party, but Jacob Zuma still controls the state. Rumours that President Jacob Zuma has instructed the ... -
Why Zuma’s eventual departure won’t solve South Africa’s woes
President Zuma is uniquely bad, but he hasn’t just enriched himself. Many people now have vested interests in the corrupt system he’s established. South Africa’s President ... -
Slippage in the DR Congo: Where are the UN and South Africa?
In past crises, the United Nations and South Africa have played important roles in stabilising the situation in the DRC. In 2016, one of the defining terms ...
