President Cyril Ramaphosa ascended to office on a reputation as a great negotiator and consensus builder. Now he must persuade voters to stick with the party of Nelson Mandela.
Tag: South Africa
A South African Town Lacks Water and Electricity. But Mayors? It Has Two.
Dysfunctional and collapsing rural towns may test voters’ loyalty to the ruling African National Congress party in nationwide municipal elections on Monday.
They Fought Apartheid in South Africa. Now They Want Veterans’ Benefits.
A protest movement by those who took up arms against apartheid has grown confrontational. More than 50 of them have been charged with kidnapping the country’s defense minister.
Tuberculosis, Like Covid, Spreads by Breathing, Scientists Report
The finding upends conventional wisdom regarding coughing, long thought to be the main route of transmission.
South African Court Rejects Zuma’s Plea to Overturn Sentence
The arrest of Jacob Zuma set off days of violent unrest and exposed deep rifts in his party, the African National Congress. But some hailed it as a victory for democracy.
Jacob Zuma of South Africa Is Granted Medical Parole
The leader of the political opposition called the move by the country’s correctional department “entirely unlawful.”
Indian vs. Black: Vigilante Killings Upend a South African Town
As rioting and looting swept the country, Indians in the suburb of Phoenix set up roadblocks to police their streets. Dozens of Black people passing through wound up dead.
An Experimental H.I.V. Vaccine Fails in Africa
Researchers ended a large trial in South Africa after finding that an experimental vaccine offered little protection.
No Work, No Food: Pandemic Deepens Global Hunger
Relentless waves of the virus, combined with crises caused by conflict and climate change, have left tens of millions of people around the world on the brink of famine.
In South Africa, Poachers Now Traffic in Tiny Succulent Plants
Police search the desert trying to track down the poachers selling Conophytums to collectors worldwide, threatening to wipe out rare plants in the wild.