A protest in Johannesburg against the lack of service delivery or basic necessities such as access to water and electricity.
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The country is still a very different political space. It’s a noisy democracy with a free media, lots of dissenting voices, and insulting the government doesn’t carry any overt sanction.
South Africa has some of the best solar and wind resources in the world.
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Considering South Africa’s climatic advantage, the fraction of electricity generated from renewable energy technologies is low.
G7 leaders convene at Schloss Elmau, Germany.
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The G7 summit offered the most recent insights for Africa into how western nations are considering their stakes in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact that could have on developing nations.
The government had many years to ensure a smooth transition from analogue to digital television but failed.
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The decision further delays migration to digital broadcasting and places strain on the urgently needed bandwidth for mobile data.
Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa and leader of the governing party.
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The ANC has been using multiple tactics to fend off the looming calamity of not having Ramaphosa as its president, and that of the country, in the clear absence of a credible candidate to replace him.
Atul Gupta (pictured) and his brother Rajesh are the alleged masterminds behind state capture in South Africa.
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A judicial commission into state corruption found that the Gupta family influenced former President Jacob Zuma’s political decisions.
President Cyril Ramaphosa testified at the Zondo commission.
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Rebuilding South Africa after the devastation of state capture would not be possible without the work of the Zondo commission.
Russia’s indiscriminate war in Ukraine has caused a large-scale humanitarian crisis.
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Instead of drawing on the lessons of its own negotiated settlement and its rich history of peace-making in Africa, Pretoria chose to appease Russia.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a Security Council meeting on Russia’s invasion via a video link.
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The unwillingness of African governments to forge a unified position on the Russian invasion has damaged the credibility of their pan-African commitments.
Raymond Zondo, South Africa’s new chief justice.
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Zondo’s career is made up of a tapestry of highlights, from lawyer to senior judge. He has written more than 200 judgments.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is committed to achieving world peace through negotiation, and not force.
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The relationship between South Africa and the West, especially the US, has a complex history. Not least because the US designated those fighting the apartheid regime, as terrorists.
Smoke rises from a building set on fire at the height of looting and violence in South Africa in July 2021.
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As the July 2021 unrest and looting graphically showed, crime and lawlessness can debilitate and destroy government efforts to facilitate and support economic growth.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the 2022 state of the nation address.
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Reviving the capacity of the state is also crucial to shoring up support for democracy in the long term.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa will need political courage to introduce basic income support.
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Basic income support is not a question of government “being generous”. The money will be taken from employed citizens and the affluent.
Ajay Gupta, left, and Atul Gupta, the masterminds behind state capture in South Africa.
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The scale of the Guptas’ rapaciousness meant that, within just a few years, the institutions they leeched were in a state of collapse.
President of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal Mandisa Maya has been recommended as the country’s next Chief Justice.
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The egregious failures in the Judicial Service Commission’s process have muddied the water and complicated the President’s decision-making.
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a State of Disaster in March 2020.
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The willingness of the executive to pre-empt criticism by amending COVID regulations has arguably strengthened its position.
Justice Raymond Zondo, left, hands over part 1 of the State Capture Commission report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 4 January.
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Most South Africans believe the report into state capture must be followed up to ensure that those responsible for rampant corruption are held accountable.
South Africa’s President and African National Congress (ANC) party President Cyril Ramaphosa cuts the cake during the ANC’s 110th anniversary celebrations.
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Ramaphosa currently has no known rivals with widespread support within the African National Congress.
South African and African National Congress party’s President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the ANC’s 110th anniversary celebrations.
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South Africans are led by a dithering president at the helm of an inept political party which has already passed its sell by date.