President Cyril Ramaphosa is pushing to win back the support of black middle-class voters in Wednesday’s election, but many are outraged over the endemic corruption in the African National Congress.
Author: NORIMITSU ONISHI
South Africa Voters in the Dark About Who is Financing Elections
With a pivotal general election this week, South Africans know little about how the A.N.C. and other parties are financing their campaigns. A new law won’t help.
South Africa’s President Can’t Keep the Lights On, Just as Elections Approach
President Cyril Ramaphosa came to power promising a “new dawn. But weeks before an election, South Africa is crippled by rolling blackouts.
Cyclone-Battered Mozambique Takes Stock: ‘It’s All Rotten’
As the storm waters began to recede, people who had very little before the storm found that they now have even less.
Mozambique, Battered by Cyclone, Takes Stock: ‘It’s All Rotten’
As the storm waters began to recede, people who had very little before the storm found that they now have even less.
Rescuers Battle Flooding in Desperate Bid to Save Cyclone Victims
Nearly a week after southern Africa was hit by one the worst natural disasters in decades, it was all rescue workers could do to try to reach the victims.
Days After Cyclone Idai, Rescuers Battle to Save Victims
Nearly a week after southern Africa was hit by one the worst natural disasters in decades, it was all rescue workers could do to try to reach the flooding victims.
Flooding From Cyclone Idai Made an ‘Inland Ocean,’ Stalling Rescues
Aid agencies said the huge storm that swept across Mozambique and into Malawi and Zimbabwe was the worst natural disaster in southern Africa in two decades.
Mozambique Cyclone Rescuers Struggle to Reach Victims in ‘Inland Ocean’
Aid agencies called the devastation from Cyclone Idai the worst natural disaster in southern Africa in two decades.
South Africa Politician Arrested in Killing of Whistle-Blower
A high-ranking leader of South Africa’s African National Congress was arrested in the killing of an anticorruption whistle-blower.