Jacob Zuma

May 21, 2019

Zapiro has spent more than two decades drawing the scandals and peccadillos of Jacob Zuma — and been sued along the way.

Environment

Two friends from South Africa share the Goldman Environmental Prize

Living on Earth

May 19, 2018

Two winners of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize were a team of grassroots activists from South Africa. Their efforts quashed a secret deal between Russia and the South African government to build expensive and wasteful nuclear power plants.

Global Politics

South Africa's new president says the nation will face tough decisions as it rebuilds its economy

Reuters

February 17, 2018

South Africa will face "tough decisions" as it works to repair its economy after years of stagnation, new President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a sober address on Friday.

Global Politics

Young South Africans once worshipped the ANC. Now 'the party of Mandela' is tarnished.

The World

December 20, 2017

This week Cyril Ramaphosa was elected the new president of South Africa's African National Congress. It was seen as a modest victory for reformers. But will it be enough to restore young South Africans' faith in the party and country?

Global Politics

Rival South African parties unite to protest President Zuma — on his birthday

Agence France-Presse

April 13, 2017

Rival South African opposition parties joined forces on Wednesday when tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the capital Pretoria calling for President Jacob Zuma to resign.

Justice

The real results of South Africa's hashtag campaigns

GlobalPost

December 17, 2015

Wednesday’s protests in the major cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria drew thousands of largely middle class South Africans. They called for Zuma to resign or be “recalled” by his party, the African National Congress, which was returned to power in 2014

Sports

The killing of a South African soccer star highlights the nation's rising murder rate

The World

October 27, 2014

South African soccer star Senzo Meyiwa was known for his incredible skills in goal, recently earning the starting spot on his country's national team. But he died on Sunday during a robbery at his girlfriend's house, stunning South Africans and bringing even more attention to gun violence there.

Global Politics

South Africans find a new hero in the fight against corruption

The World

May 06, 2014

Many South Africans are frustrated with politicians who line their pockets at the public's expense. But now, the country has a new champion in the anti-corruption fight — and her work could influence national elections.

Global Politics

The world praised Mandela at his memorial service, while South Africans wonder about their current leaders

The World

December 10, 2013

Thousands turned out for Nelson Mandela's memorial service on Tuesday in the pouring rain. Across the nation, South Africans mourned, and some called for their current leaders to follow more in his footsteps.

Global Politics

With Mandela, the unsurprising is still a shock

The World

December 06, 2013

Nelson Mandela's death was announced practically in the middle of the night. And while it was far from unexpected, that it came still shocked a nation.

Jacob Zuma

This South African cartoonist draws on 20 years of Zuma 'WTF' scandals

Two friends from South Africa share the Goldman Environmental Prize

South Africa's new president says the nation will face tough decisions as it rebuilds its economy

Young South Africans once worshipped the ANC. Now 'the party of Mandela' is tarnished.

Rival South African parties unite to protest President Zuma — on his birthday

The real results of South Africa's hashtag campaigns

The killing of a South African soccer star highlights the nation's rising murder rate

South Africans find a new hero in the fight against corruption

The world praised Mandela at his memorial service, while South Africans wonder about their current leaders

With Mandela, the unsurprising is still a shock

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