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Will South Africa’s new coalition gov’t change tack on Israel-Palestine?
6 months, 1 week ago

Will South Africa’s new coalition gov’t change tack on Israel-Palestine?

Al Jazeera  

While the new government includes parties neutral about Israel’s war on Gaza, ANC insists it will still support Palestine. Now, five months later, the ANC has stitched together a coalition government to rule the country with the DA and to a lesser extent the PA and the nationalist Inkatha Freedom Party, raising concerns about how South Africa’s approach to Israel …

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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 elections 2024 explained in maps and charts
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa elections 2024 explained in maps and charts

Al Jazeera  

On May 29, South Africans head to the polls. It will be the country’s seventh democratic general election since apartheid ended in 1994 when Nelson Mandela was elected president with the ANC winning 62.5 percent of the 400 seats in the National Assembly. South Africa’s election management body, the IEC, cleared 14,889 candidates, including 70 political parties and 11 independents, …

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South Africa's Ex-President Zuma makes surprise comeback
7 months, 3 weeks ago

South Africa's Ex-President Zuma makes surprise comeback

The Hindu  

South Africa's scandal-hit Ex-President Jacob Zuma has made a surprise comeback by running in May's elections against his former party, the ruling African National Congress. Mr. Zuma, the fourth president of democratic South Africa between 2009 and 2018, was forced from office under a slew of graft allegations. ANC battle Recent polls suggest Mr. Zuma's former political home, the ANC, …

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Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back
8 months ago

Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back

Al Jazeera  

In March, the Electoral Commission of South Africa barred former President Jacob Zuma from running as a parliamentary candidate in next month’s general elections due to a previous criminal conviction which rendered him ineligible under the law. Zuma’s return to South Africa’s political centre stage, as a challenger to incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa, is not surprising, say analysts. these issues …

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South African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead of elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

South African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead of elections

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted Thursday that his ruling African National Congress party is making progress in addressing South Africa’s problems such as record unemployment, an electricity crisis and corruption allegations that have even dented his own reputation. Ramaphosa’s nearly two-hour State of the Nation speech to Parliament was largely a defense of his first term …

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South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new party
1 year ago

South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new party

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Former President Jacob Zuma on Saturday denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he would vote for a newly-formed political formation in South Africa’s general election next year. Zuma, 81, called on other South Africans to vote for the new formation, saying it would be “a betrayal to vote for the ANC” of President Cyril …

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South Africa's ruling party expels former top official accused of corruption
1 year, 6 months ago

South Africa's ruling party expels former top official accused of corruption

The Independent  

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S Africa backtracks on quitting ICC, blames communications error
1 year, 7 months ago

S Africa backtracks on quitting ICC, blames communications error

Al Jazeera  

The ruling ANC says South Africa’s withdrawal had been raised at a weekend meeting of its executive council but the country remains a signatory to the court. Hours earlier, Ramaphosa had said the African National Congress had decided to withdraw South Africa from the court, which last month issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The presidency wishes …

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South Africa ‘national shutdown’: What has sparked the anti-government protests?
1 year, 9 months ago

South Africa ‘national shutdown’: What has sparked the anti-government protests?

The Independent  

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South Africa: Fallout over power utility CEO’s graft claims
1 year, 10 months ago

South Africa: Fallout over power utility CEO’s graft claims

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s troubled state-owned power utility Eskom appointed an interim chief executive Friday after a fallout with its outgoing head over a media interview he gave. Andre de Ruyter alleged ongoing corruption at the company linked to the ruling party, and said there was a lack of will from government to stop the graft and solve the country’s …

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Hundreds protest incessant power cuts in South Africa
1 year, 10 months ago

Hundreds protest incessant power cuts in South Africa

Al Jazeera  

State-owned energy firm Eskom has failed to keep pace with demand in recent decades, leading to outages. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Johannesburg to protest a prolonged energy crisis that has caused record power cuts in South Africa. Some held signs reading, “Enough is enough,” “Power to the people” and “Load shedding is killing jobs.” Scheduled …

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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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More S African corruption exposed in ‘state capture’ report
2 years, 9 months ago

More S African corruption exposed in ‘state capture’ report

Al Jazeera  

Experts say citizens will want to see some of the country’s most powerful men face justice as more details of corruption emerge. Johannesburg, South Africa – On February 28, Raymond Zondo, South Africa’s acting chief justice, handed the third and penultimate part of a report from the judicial commission of inquiry he chairs, to President Cyril Ramaphosa. ‘State capture’ The …

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South Africa’s ruling party must regain support, says leader
2 years, 11 months ago

South Africa’s ruling party must regain support, says leader

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ruling party, the African National Congress, must work to regain popular support after being embroiled in corruption scandals and divided by bitter factional rivalries. Marking the ANC’s 110th anniversary Saturday, Ramaphosa struck a somber note, emphasizing that the party of Nelson Mandela which helped South Africa to achieve democracy, has lost …

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South Africa court dismisses Zuma’s request to delay prison term
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa court dismisses Zuma’s request to delay prison term

Al Jazeera  

The rejection comes a day after the former leader turned himself to police, but still challenged his sentence. A South African court has rejected former South African President Jacob Zuma’s request to postpone his current prison term, a day after he handed himself over to police to begin a 15-month sentence. Zuma is currently imprisoned in the Estcourt Correctional Center …

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Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC urged to step down
4 years ago

Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC urged to step down

The Independent  

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