Jonas Gwangwa in 2010.
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The politics of Jonas Gwangwa’s music have stayed constant over the years, and are also apparent in the eight albums he has released in South Africa since returning from 30 years of exile.
South Africa has seen a steady rise in the number of protests
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If the country is to survive its current crisis, government will need to undertake two difficult tasks simultaneously.
Ahmed Timol, pictured in the centre of the 2nd row, was a teacher when he was killed by South African police.
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The Timol ruling will not only have implications for crimes under apartheid, but also put the focus on torture within the South African Police Service.
President Cyril Ramaphosa must prioritise evidence-based policy making.
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Ramaphosa’s “new dawn” will require a rigorous evidence-base of what works to guide high-level policy planning and design.
Outside a coal burning power station in Witbank. Companies will now pay each time they emit a ton of greenhouse gases.
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South Africa will introduce the carbon tax which should be used to ensure benefits to poor communities.
President Cyril Ramaphosa takes the oath of office at his inauguation by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
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Ramaphosa couldn’t appoint people with a cloud over their heads, especially given his stated commitment to a clean and effective government.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks after being elected president by members Parliament.
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Those in charge in South Africa following its recent election should focus on improving governance and weeding out corruption.
South African parliamentarians need impartial and expert advice about public finance issues.
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With the current state of the South African economy and public finances, the Parliamentary Budget Office could play a major role in ensuring that this happens. But the office is in complete disarray
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa won’t have free reign when choosing his Cabinet.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has to ensure that reform of critical institutions is placed first. Everything else will be compromised if this fails.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa cheers during the results announcement ceremony in Pretoria, South Africa.
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Why do once mighty political parties sometimes collapse? Two reasons that have driven some into obscurity are corruption and conflicts within the party. The ANC suffers from both.
Cyril Ramaphosa has led South Africa’s African National Congress to its sixth electoral victory. But he’s got his work cut out.
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Some have argued that were the ANC to win 60% or more in this election, it would have given the party a blank cheque for further larceny
Local communities have taken advantage of campaign trail visits by leaders such as President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Community radio stations have thrown themselves into the political discussion with gusto.
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.
None of South Africa’s political parties are offering middle class black people a home.
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The black middle class are angry at their exclusion from mainstream economic activity.
Nelson Mandela and outgoing president Frederik Willem de Klerk.
Nelson Mandela’s dream of a great rainbow nation has been badly but not fatally undermined by corruption, violence and inequality.
South African politician Julius Malema often attacks journalists.
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For democracy to work, the press has to be free.
South Africa urgently needs to get its economy moving again.
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Half of South Africa’s population remain chronically poor, and the quarter in-between struggle to stay out of reach of destitution.
South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation minister, Lindiwe Sisulu (second left) with ministers from Brazil and India.
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Three urgent issues at the interplay of foreign and domestic affairs will be of strategic long-term importance to South Africa and Africa.
Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa and of the ruling African National Congress.
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South African voters are more likely to vote for the African National Congress led by Cyril Ramaphosa than they were when Jacob Zuma led the party.
A barman using candle light as another rolling blackout affects large parts of South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg.
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South Africa isn’t having an honest debate about proposals to fix its power utility Eskom, and the role that renewables might play.