Young jobless South African graduates protest outside the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria.
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The third and final part of our series What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa on The Conversation Weekly podcast. Featuring interviews with Sithembile Mbete and Richard Calland.
Young men waiting to be offered casual jobs in Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Fewer young South Africans are doing as well as their counterparts from 30 years ago. They are hardest hit by unemployment.
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Almost 25% of all farmland previously owned by white landowners has been restored, redistributed to black South Africans, or moved away to state ownership.
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his eighth State of the Nation Address at City Hall in Cape Town.
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The president’s speech couldn’t cover up for the fact that the last five years have been among the most difficult for ordinary South Africans.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma is campaigning for a new opposition party opposition.
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Jacob Zuma claims that his new political home, the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party, is the authentic ANC, not the one led by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
South African legislators need to be vigilant against possible abuses of surveillance.
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The bill seeks greater intelligence powers but neglects oversight.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the Cairo Summit for Peace in October 2023.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s messages, and tone of delivery, suggest an assertive leader representing the interests of the global south.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in South Africa’s strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa tried to foster social cohesion in his speeches during a pandemic that had exposed the nation’s divisions.
Aziz Pahad in Tehran in 2004. He was South Africa’s deputy foreign minister at the time.
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South Africa will miss having a “diplomat-scholar” of his calibre to turn to for sage advice.
South African police officers at the scene of the burned building in Johannesburg.
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Inner city occupations and shack settlements alike are the inevitable consequence of the fact that huge populations of people have to get by without a living wage.
President Cyril Ramaphosa explained South Africa’s foreign policy ahead of hosting the 15th Brics summit.
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It would help African countries to have a common position on the Ukraine war. This should be based on its impact on food and energy security in the continent.
XV BRICS Summit Open Plenary Session in Johannesburg
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The disparate nature of the six prospective members is bound to spark debate about the real nature of Brics.
President Vladimir Putin, left, and President Cyril Ramaphosa in Sochi, Russia, in 2019.
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It’s clear that South Africa is aligned with the Russian Federation.
The Russian Volunteer Corps insignia on the sleeve of a soldier near the border in northern Ukraine in early 2023.
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Allegations of flouting international arms control rules, let alone being party to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, place the South African defence industry in a precarious position globally.
Chris Hani (R) after being elected secretary general of the South African Communist Party in December 1991. To his left is the former secretary general Jo Slovo.
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The book is a gripping read for anyone interested in late 20th century history, and in the end of apartheid.
Aerial view of the Simonstown harbour.
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The crux of the arms-to-Russia allegations relates to the content of the US intelligence reports.
Paul Mashatile, the deputy president of South Africa.
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Mashatile could be the new broom that sweeps clean. Ramaphosa’s apparent confidence in him suggests that he has some latitude to do so.
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Vladimir Putin at the first Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, in 2019.
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The government must not trample on its own laws and court decisions. Compliance with the constitution must be the priority.
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The industry has the potential to create jobs, alleviate poverty and help reduce the extreme inequality in South Africa
Pastors pray for former South African president and ANC leader Jacob Zuma.
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Perhaps the combination of religious rhetoric and secular laws is a winning electoral strategy.