A patient tests her insulin level.
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Healthcare workers in South Africa aren’t always well equipped to treat diabetes. This has devastating consequences for patients.
Supporters of the opposition EFF carry a mock coffin bearing the face of the President Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of the ruling ANC.
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ANC and EFF differ on ideology and policy – an alliance between them would prove difficult to put together and made to work.
Green spaces provide benefits for people and nature. Photo by Ida Breed,
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South Africa needs to integrate urban green spaces as part of valuable infrastructure and provide framework for their sustainability.
Johannesburg cityscape panorama sunset.
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There’s an urgent need to put water higher on South Africa’s agenda. Various water problems are escalating at a rapid rate.
The late Pat Mokoka photographed at home in 2019.
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His bass guitar was a shaping sound of South African jazz and of the band Malopoets, whose huge influence has been poorly documented.
Johannesburg is the most preferred destination for jobseekers from other provinces, followed by Cape Town.
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Labour migrants from other provinces into Gauteng and the Western Cape are more likely to be employed than the two provinces’ permanent residents.
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The stalemate in Tshwane is a manifestation of coalition arrangements that serve the partisan interests of parties, to the detriment of citizens.
Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema (C) addresses the media after local elections in 2016.
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Political mistrust is high as the country looks to the next municipal elections in 2021.
Johannesburg: one of three South African cities in which coalitions have collapsed.
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Successful coalition governance ultimately depends on political maturity and the ability to govern across divisions.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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The country’s national interest and human rights remain the two topics bedevilling South Africa’s foreign policy.
Helen Zille’s election as head of the Democratic Alliance’s federal council has rattled many.
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All signs point to the Democratic Alliance being in deep turmoil which will affect its strength as South Africa’s official opposition.
The Democratic Alliance has transformed itself from an overwhelmingly white party to a majority black party.
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Despite its endurance, the Democratic Alliance still hasn’t found a firm foothold to grow the votes in South Africa’s changing political landscape.
Former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma and current president Cyril Ramaphosa are supported by different factions.
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The election will not change the government, but may change the balance of power between the two factions of the governing ANC, led by Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma.
South Africans go to the polls on 8 May, 2019.
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The current crisis in British politics is significant for countries like South Africa where a change in electoral systems is needed.
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.
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South Africa needs to review its approach to rolling out Bus Rapid Transit systems as the current model is proving to be too expensive and unsustainable.
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, leads a campaign to clean up the city streets.
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Are different ways of governing emerging from South Africa’s cities governed by opposition coalitions?
The Democratic Alliance’s Herman Mashaba celebrates victory as Johannesburg’s new mayor after the ANC’s defeat.
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South Africa’s watershed local elections have resulted in upsets for the ANC in key metropoles. But will the new, minority coalition regimes live up to their mandate of providing basic services?
Supporters of South Africa’s governing ANC with a mock coffin of the opposition EFF at the ANC’s Siyanqoba rally ahead of local elections.
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The ANC has faced an inexorable, gradual decline in support since 2004. There is no evidence that it has been able to reverse this trend.
Voters wait their turn outside a polling station at Nkonjeni village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The country is gearing up for local elections.
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The opposition Democratic Alliance is hopeful that the African National Congress will fail to win a majority in three metros. This will open the door for it to rule in coalition with smaller parties.