South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa putting final touches to his state of the nation address in which he took a hard stance on corruption.
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Corruption has, over the past decade and a half, become one of South Africans' biggest concerns.
The commission chaired by Justice Raymond Zondo has heard shocking testimony on the extent of corruption in government.
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Corruption in South Africa became increasingly organised under former President Jacob Zuma.
Keorapetse Kgositsile.
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A consideration of Cuban poet Nancy Morejón's engagement with Keorapetse Kgositsile and her visits to South Africa -- shed new light on her poetic practice.
A victory at the polls might not be enough to give President Cyril Ramaphosa the leeway to fix South Africa’s economy.
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Indications are that even an ANC victory at the polls is unlikely to reverse the party's decline in popular support.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party, the ANC, faces a tough set of elections in May.
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The African National Congress faces two big challenges: fewer South Africans trust it, while its electoral support has been waning.
The Brexit fallout shows why referenda shouldn’t be considered lightly.
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Referenda have their place in democracy, but can also be misused.
South Africa’s next elections will indicate how the ANC is viewed given that the poor been left behind.
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The ANC, alienated from intellectuals and the middle class and having lost most of its talented youth leadership, is clearly on a downward path.
South African’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. One of the biggest obstacles to his success is the party he leads, the ANC.
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For a long time South Africa thought it had a Jacob Zuma problem. In fact its got a systemic ANC problem.
South Africans head to the polls in May 2019 but there are challenges.
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South Africa's electoral commission's failure to ensure a credible voters' roll threatens to undo its legacy of free and fair elections.
Umkhonto weSizwe founder Nelson Mandela, receives military training at an Algerian FLN camp in Morocco, 1962.
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The Algerian revolution had a profound effect on both Mandela and Fanon's thinking about colonisation, oppression and freedom.
South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
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South Africa’s Constitutional Court has performed remarkably well in protecting democracy since 1995.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the daunting task of fighting corruption and winning votes for his party.
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Polls indicate that South Africans are unlikely to totally abandon the African National Congress.
Voters line up in South Africa’s last election. Their concerns are shifting.
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South African voters are worried about how their country is being run. Most still support the ANC but in far fewer numbers.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is now more popular than his governing party, the ANC.
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The ANC has lost so much support among its traditional voters it's now forced to look beyond them to retain power.
A significant number of South Africans can’t find jobs and scrounge for a living on the sidelines of the economy.
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South Africa's jobs summit failed to acknowledge fundamental issues in the approach to development and job creation.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, introduces the country’s new Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, in Cape Town.
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South Africa's new finance minister comes with considerable skills and political finesse needed to steer the country out of its economic quagmire.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic stimulus package shows that he and his political allies are in charge of economic policy.
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Ramaphosa's stimulus package is more interesting for what it says about the politics of economic decision making than for its likely impact on the economy.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the 13th Cosatu conference.
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Electoral support by trade union federation Cosatu has been a huge asset for South Africa's governing ANC.
Stigmatising and shaming ex-offenders hampers efforts to reintegrate them into society.
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Politicians' knee jerk dismissal of an idea that could help rehabilitate ex-offenders is
unhelpful.
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Troubles in South Africa's coalition-led local governments are affecting accountability, governance stability and service delivery.