The South African Social Security Agency has created a crisis that threatens to deliver social grant recipients on a silver platter into the hands of unscrupulous financial services companies.
Thousands wait in line outside the social services office in Cape Town to register for grants.
EPA/Nic Bothma
In his recent state of the nation address South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma spoke emphatically of “radical economic transformation” causing nationwide debate. What does it really mean?
Children pump water at communal tap in Durban, South Africa. The country is facing a mounting water infrastructure challenge.
REUTERS/Rogan Ward
Massive state capture activity is taking place in the South African water sector under the guise of radical economic transformation, threatening financial sustainability and water supply.