Many question whether the president can outflank party rivals and root out the corruption that has come to define the party of Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress.
Tag: South Africa
South Africa’s Middle Class Sours on Mandela’s Party, Tainted by Corruption
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.
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 Floods Leave at Least 60 Dead
The flooding, concentrated in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, has washed away roads and houses, displacing thousands of people.
South Africa Floods Leave at Least 60 Dead
The flooding, concentrated in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, has washed away roads and houses, displacing thousands of people.
South African Church Wall Caves In, Killing at Least 13
The collapse at the start of the Easter weekend came during a storm that caused flooding and power outages, and ripped the roofs off buildings.
Fossils Are Filling Out the Human Family Tree
The more fossils we find, the more we learn that many kinds of humans have lived on Earth.
Rhino Poacher Killed by Elephant and Eaten by Lions, Officials Say
Officials at Kruger National Park in South Africa said only a skull and a pair of pants were recovered.
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.
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.