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Why was Jacob Zuma disallowed from contesting South Africa elections Explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why was Jacob Zuma disallowed from contesting South Africa elections Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: South Africa’s top court on Monday barred former President Jacob Zuma from contesting in the upcoming elections. BREAKING NEWS The @IECSouthAfrica has Upheld objections against former President Jacob Zuma as an MK Party Candidate pic.twitter.com/EOFkhgFYFw — News Live SA March 28, 2024 A court in South Africa overturned the disqualification, allowing Mr. Zuma to run for …

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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 braces for ‘nationwide shutdown’ as military deployed ahead of protest
1 year, 9 months ago

South Africa braces for ‘nationwide shutdown’ as military deployed ahead of protest

The Independent  

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South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa: A president versus his people
2 years, 7 months ago

South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa: A president versus his people

The Hindu  

Few workers turned up to listen to President Cyril Ramaphosa at a May Day rally in South Africa's North West Province earlier in the week. "One could say that he is gradually losing credibility among workers who want shop-floor issues to be addressed by the government," said Brian Sokotu, a Johannesburg-based political reporter. "In terms of unemployment in the country, …

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Ramaphosa likens anti-migrant attacks to apartheid actions
2 years, 8 months ago

Ramaphosa likens anti-migrant attacks to apartheid actions

Al Jazeera  

South African president blasts vigilante groups for attacking African migrants, warns their actions will not be tolerated. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has blasted vigilante groups for harassing and attacking migrants, likening their behaviour to strategies adopted by the apartheid regime to target Black people. “We have seen people being stopped on the street by private citizens and being forced …

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The insurrection in South Africa is about more than freeing Zuma
3 years, 5 months ago

The insurrection in South Africa is about more than freeing Zuma

Al Jazeera  

The unrest was not a bread riot or a spontaneous uprising of the poor. The RET includes Zuma’s unruly children who have been calling for violence and agitating via social media; political entrepreneurs who sell their services and media profile; mafias, who see defending Zuma as a way of protecting themselves from prosecution; military veterans loyal to Zuma, a senior …

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Third covid wave upends fragile South Africa, a warning for developing world
3 years, 5 months ago

Third covid wave upends fragile South Africa, a warning for developing world

Live Mint  

Sello Kgoale watched his neighbors shuttling back and forth with looted liquor, refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. The violence was initially sparked by the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma earlier this month, and has exacerbated a power struggle within the African National Congress, South Africa’s ruling party since Nelson Mandela’s election as the country’s first Black president 27 years ago. …

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South Africa's leader vows to restore order, catch plotters
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa's leader vows to restore order, catch plotters

The Independent  

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South Africa’s leader vows to restore order, catch plotters
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa’s leader vows to restore order, catch plotters

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s leader went to Johannesburg’s Soweto township Sunday to view badly damaged shopping centers where people were trampled to death in rioting sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. The protests quickly escalated to a weeklong spree of violence, South Africa’s worst rioting since the country achieved majority rule democracy in 1994. The unrest hit …

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‘We lost everything’: Despair grows in South Africa after unrest
3 years, 5 months ago

‘We lost everything’: Despair grows in South Africa after unrest

Al Jazeera  

Community members left reeling after days of violence and looting caused widespread destruction and more than 200 deaths. “One of my staff members called about the growing unrest in the Diepkloof area, so I advised them to close shop and go home for safety reasons.” Shortly afterwards, Johnson received another phone call, one she had dreaded: TWJ Events – named …

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Death toll rises as violence and looting spreads in South Africa
3 years, 5 months ago

Death toll rises as violence and looting spreads in South Africa

Al Jazeera  

More than 70 people killed in spiralling unrest triggered by the jailing of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma. Protesters clashed with security forces in several areas of South Africa and looters ransacked shopping malls on Tuesday as frustrations over poverty and inequality boiled over in to the country’s worst unrest in years, with the death toll rising to 72. …

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South African military deployed as ex-leader Zuma jailed and looting spreads
3 years, 5 months ago

South African military deployed as ex-leader Zuma jailed and looting spreads

CNN  

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed the country’s military to restore calm after days of violent protests and looting sparked by the imprisonment of former leader Jacob Zuma. As Zuma’s lawyers argued for a sentence reduction Monday, protests and looting centered in two provinces escalated. LUCA SOLA/AFP/AFP via Getty Images “We will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute those …

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South Africa deploys army in two provinces to quell protests
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa deploys army in two provinces to quell protests

Al Jazeera  

President Ramaphosa says the violence that has left six dead is unprecedented in post-apartheid South Africa. The South African military said it was deploying soldiers in two provinces, including its economic hub of Johannesburg, to help police cope with looting and arson attacks on businesses in the wake of former President Jacob Zuma’s jailing. The move comes as the country’s …

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South Africa has another pandemic on its hands: gender violence
4 years, 6 months ago

South Africa has another pandemic on its hands: gender violence

CNN  

CNN — Early on Sunday morning, the mutilated body of a 42-year-old woman was found in Eersterust, a middle-class township in Pretoria, South Africa. The three women were among the latest victims in a surge of violence against women in South Africa which the country’s president has described as a “pandemic. Tshegofatso Pule was heavily pregnant when her mutilated body …

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