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Apartheid has been removed from the statute books for almost three decades. But a de facto apartheid endures both economically and socially.
Protesters occupy a national highway in the Western Cape.
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Governing parties and officials need to take note of the frustration being expressed by ordinary South Africans.
Solly Msimanga, centre, the mayor of Tshwane, with Democratic Alliance national leader, Mmusi Maimane, right, celebrate winning the city in 2016.
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South African parties are recognising that coalition politics is now part of the political landscape and is here to stay.
Dumped waste is a constant eyesore on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub.
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Littering in protest is indicative of a discordant society, and a culture of littering can tell us a lot about a society’s ethos.
The flaws in the political settlement that ended apartheid need urgent attention.
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Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.
A cement delivery truck was burnt by angry protesters against corruption and poor service delivery in South Africa.
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Corruption has become one of the biggest concerns for South Africans living in a province that has erupted in violence.
Workers affiliated to the The South African Federation of Trade Unions protest against the proposed minimum wage.
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South Africa marks 24 years of freedom amid continuous contests over over governance, economic justice as well as reconciliation and inclusion.
The ANC has had an exceptionally poor track record of governance.
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The removal of Jacob Zuma from power is to be welcomed but, it’s not the answer to South Africa’s problems.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at her 80th birthday celebrations.
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The way Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is being remembered recalls the outpouring of grief and iconic status Eva Peron the First Lady of Argentina was accorded.
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Unexpressed racism may be even more dangerous if it’s left lurking below the surface.
Limpopo Province, South Africa. Who owned this land?
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In practice, land expropriation in South Africa will be a matter of deciding which descendants of the dispossessed are entitled to it.
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma.
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Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s proposed prosecution is a welcome reaffirmation of the principle that all are equal before the law.
Journalists quiz former South African president Jacob Zuma. Relentless pressure led to his resignation.
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South African investigative journalists and civil society played a crucial role in bringing a country in the clutches of patronage networks back from the brink.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma sings at the ANC National Conference in December.
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s bad behaviour damaged his image and the ANC’s.
South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa combines easy charm with shrewdness.
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What makes a successful presidential performance and does South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa stack up?
Nhlanhla Nene and Pravin Gordhan were both fired by former South African President Jacob Zuma.
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The way South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa has constituted his cabinet reflects the distribution of power within the governing ANC.
President Cyril Ramaphosa during the late night announcement of his new cabinet.
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Overall South Africa’s new president has a cabinet that forms a team with whom he can work.
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa needs to formulate a long term strategy for economic growth with an eye on the 2019 elections.
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Both the state of the nation address and budget speech didn’t leave a sense that there has been much reflection on the depth of the economic malaise gripping South Africa.
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In a society like South Africa’s that is increasingly becoming polarised, simplified opinions should be approached with caution.
Members of parliament applaud South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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A tumultuous era has ended and there’s a silver lining to the cloud that has been hanging over South Africa.