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South Africa’s DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners
4 months, 4 weeks ago

South Africa’s DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s Democratic Alliance took the African National Congress, the party it co-governs the country with, to court Thursday over a preelection speech in May given by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa gave the speech three days before the election in his capacity as head of state, but used parts of it to highlight what he …

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South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions
6 months ago

South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image of unity. Yet the power-sharing agreement sealed a week ago between President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress party and the Democratic Alliance, one of South Africa’s …

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South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions
6 months ago

South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions

LA Times  

South Africans gather ahead of the inauguration of South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa as president in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday. In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image of unity. The Congress of South African Trade Unions, an important …

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S. Africa unity govt to retain policy course
6 months, 1 week ago

S. Africa unity govt to retain policy course

China Daily  

African National Congress lawmakers react after Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected president of South Africa on Friday. AP The new coalition government in South Africa will not result in a big policy shift in the domestic field or relations with China, and South Africa-China collaboration and exchanges are likely to intensify, experts say. South Africa announced the formation of a coalition …

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected in coalition deal after African National Congress loses majority
6 months, 1 week ago

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected in coalition deal after African National Congress loses majority

ABC  

In short: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected by politicians following a dramatic late coalition deal just hours before the vote. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected by politicians following a dramatic late coalition deal just hours before the vote. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected by politicians for a second term on Friday, after his party …

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South Africa’s President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition deal
6 months, 1 week ago

South Africa’s President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition deal

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected by lawmakers for a second term on Friday, after his party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with a former political foe just hours before the vote. During a break in what turned out to be a marathon parliamentary session, the ANC signed the last-minute agreement with the …

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South Africa’s ANC wants a national unity government: What is it?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Africa’s ANC wants a national unity government: What is it?

Al Jazeera  

The ruling ANC is avoiding a coalition government with any single opposition group as it faces its toughest challenge yet. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has said it wants to form a national unity government with major opposition parties after it lost its majority in general elections last week for the first time since the country’s first post-apartheid elections …

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South Africa’s ANC leans toward a ‘unity’ government that evokes Mandela but divisions are there
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Africa’s ANC leans toward a ‘unity’ government that evokes Mandela but divisions are there

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other senior officials of the African National Congress party were in a critical meeting Thursday to decide if they should formally propose a “unity” government bringing in all major parties to solve a political deadlock in Africa’s most industrialized country before a June 16 deadline. A government of national …

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Churn in South Africa hits ANC’s prospects
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Churn in South Africa hits ANC’s prospects

Hindustan Times  

For the first time since it helped end South Africa’s era of apartheid, the African National Congress has failed to secure a simple majority in last week’s general election, whose outcome is being seen as a reflection of the people’s anger over the failure of successive administrations to deal with unemployment, crime, corruption and massive inequality in society. To remain …

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South Africa’s president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa’s president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — President Cyril Ramaphosa called Sunday for South Africa’s political parties to overcome their differences and find “common ground” to form the first national coalition government in its young democracy. This is a time for all of us to put South Africa first.” The ANC was the party of Nelson Mandela and freed South Africa from the apartheid system …

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South Africa’s president urges parties to find common ground after election deadlock
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa’s president urges parties to find common ground after election deadlock

LA Times  

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the announcement of the results in South Africa’s general elections in Johannesburg on Sunday. South Africa announced its final election results Sunday that confirmed no party won a majority, and unprecedented coalition talks were starting to find a way forward for Africa’s most advanced economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa immediately called in a speech …

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South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers on day 3
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers on day 3

Al Jazeera  

With 99 percent of votes counted, results show the ruling ANC will lose its majority and be forced to seek coalition partners. With 99 percent of the ballots counted, the ruling African National Congress is leading with just over 40 percent share of the national vote, three days after the country voted in national elections that could throw up the …

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South African election results show ANC is on course to lose majority for first time in 30 years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South African election results show ANC is on course to lose majority for first time in 30 years

ABC  

In short: South Africa's ANC is set to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years after suffering a major drop in support. South Africa's ANC is set to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years after suffering a major drop in support. South African political parties geared up for coalition talks on …

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South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers on day 2
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers on day 2

Al Jazeera  

With more than 90 percent of votes counted, results show the ruling ANC could lose their majority and be forced to seek coalition partners. With more than 90 percent of the ballots counted, the ruling African National Congress is leading with just over 40 percent share of the national vote, two days after the country voted in national elections that …

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South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers

Al Jazeera  

About 28 million people are registered to vote in national and provincial elections. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is leading with more than a 40 percent share of the national vote after half of the ballots have been counted, a day after the country went to the polls for national and provincial elections that are widely predicted to test …

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Nelson Mandela must be turning in his grave at the state of South Africa
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Nelson Mandela must be turning in his grave at the state of South Africa

The Independent  

Thirty years ago, I returned to the country from which my parents had been unwillingly exiled to witness constitutional apartheid being exorcised. A British parliamentary observer stationed in Soweto, I marvelled as thousands of black citizens streamed out of a dawn haze to vote: elderly women and young men high-fiving to celebrate South Africa’s first-ever democratic election. Although president Cyril …

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South Africa’s election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa’s election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country will take its most significant political step since the moment 30 years ago when it brought down apartheid and achieved democracy. Then, Nelson Mandela led the African National Congress party to victory as Black South Africans who were the majority were allowed to vote for …

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South Africa elections 2024: Ten key people who could shape it
7 months ago

South Africa elections 2024: Ten key people who could shape it

Al Jazeera  

Elections in the country are won based on party popularity, but some personalities are driving the discourse. Cyril Ramaphosa Current South African president and head of the ANC, Ramaphosa is gunning for his second and final election although his party’s standing is set to prove his biggest challenge. John Steenhuisen Head of the official opposition Democratic Alliance, Steenhuisen, 48, is …

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Pressure mounts on South Africa’s ruling party as unemployment rises again ahead of election
10 months ago

Pressure mounts on South Africa’s ruling party as unemployment rises again ahead of election

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s unemployment rate, already the highest in the world, rose to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government figures released on Tuesday. The Quarterly Labor Force Survey reported that the number of unemployed working-age people in South Africa rose to 7.9 million after 46,000 more became unemployed in the last …

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Altruism, opportunism or both: What pushed South Africa to ICJ over Gaza?
11 months, 1 week ago

Altruism, opportunism or both: What pushed South Africa to ICJ over Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

Pretoria’s intent is under scrutiny as it presents an all-important case against Israel’s war in Gaza at the ICJ. President Nelson Mandela famously declared that our own freedom as South Africa was incomplete without the freedom of Palestine.” A shared indignation In its 84-page submission to the ICJ, South Africa argues that Israel is violating its obligations under the 1948 …

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South Africa’s ruling party marks its 112th anniversary ahead of a tough election year
11 months, 1 week ago

South Africa’s ruling party marks its 112th anniversary ahead of a tough election year

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party will celebrate Saturday the 112th anniversary of its establishment ahead of national elections, expected to be the toughest since it came to power in 1994. Political analyst at the University of South Africa, Dirk Kotze, told The Associated Press that the ANC’s biggest threat was not from the opposition gaining more …

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Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa’s Palestine embrace
1 year ago

Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa’s Palestine embrace

Al Jazeera  

Ten years after the anti-apartheid icon passed away, his embrace with Yasser Arafat and his donning of the keffiyeh remain powerful symbols of South Africa’s special warmth towards Palestine. To go to the white man’s court as an African, wearing my own outfit and not the one that is desired by court.” In 1995, a year after becoming the first …

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6 South African opposition parties to discuss forming alliance to challenge long-ruling ANC
1 year, 5 months ago

6 South African opposition parties to discuss forming alliance to challenge long-ruling ANC

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Six opposition parties announced Tuesday they will discuss forming an …

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South Africa’s ruling ANC party fetes 111th anniversary
1 year, 11 months ago

South Africa’s ruling ANC party fetes 111th anniversary

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party marked its 111th anniversary Sunday with celebratory events in Mangaung, Free State province, where the organization was founded in 1912. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was re-elected as the ANC party leader at a national conference in December last year, addressed a large crowd of supporters at a stadium outlining how the …

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