Jacob Zuma

Several workers are shown wearing blue protective suits and carrying a white coffin while walking in at a grave site with several white crosses.

Indonesia new COVID hot spot with surge in coronavirus cases pushed by Delta variant

Top of The World: Outbreaks of the coronavirus are spreading across Asia, with Indonesia becoming a new hot spot. And, South Africa has deployed 25,000 National Defence Force troops to quell rioting and looting in the country. Also, officials in Pakistan, who are investigating a bus explosion, said on Thursday that they had identified traces of explosives.

Indonesia new COVID hot spot with surge in coronavirus cases pushed by Delta variant
Looters outside a shopping centre alongside a burning barricade in Durban, South Africa

South Africa’s democracy is ‘standing firm’ despite civil unrest, says analyst

South Africa’s democracy is ‘standing firm’ despite civil unrest, says analyst
A woman is shown walking past a row of smoking buildings from a fire and fire trucks.

Dozens killed in South Africa violence over Zuma imprisonment

Dozens killed in South Africa violence over Zuma imprisonment
Large container ship being pulled by a tugboat

'Formal solution' reached over Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal

'Formal solution' reached over Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal
Zapiro drew this cartoon to accompany the Mail & Guardian’s 2013 expose on the lavish state-funded ‘security improvements’ made to Jacob Zuma’s private home in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal province. They included a visitor's center, amphitheater, additional h

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

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

Two friends from South Africa share the Goldman Environmental Prize

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.

Two friends from South Africa share the Goldman Environmental Prize
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation address

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

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.

South Africa's new president says the nation will face tough decisions as it rebuilds its economy
ANC members celebrate after Cyril Ramaphosa was elected president of the ANC in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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

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?

Young South Africans once worshipped the ANC. Now 'the party of Mandela' is tarnished.
Protesters hold placards as they march in South Africa's capital to protest against President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa, April 12 ,2017.

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

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.

Rival South African parties unite to protest President Zuma — on his birthday
Protesters carry placards as they take part in a 'Zuma must fall' demonstration in Pretoria, South Africa December 16, 2015.

The real results of South Africa's hashtag campaigns

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

The real results of South Africa's hashtag campaigns
Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa of South Africa's Orlando Pirates is beaten by a shot from Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt's Al Ahli at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on November 2, 2013.

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

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.

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

South Africans find a new hero in the fight against corruption

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.

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

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.

The world praised Mandela at his memorial service, while South Africans wonder about their current leaders
Nelson Mandela in 2010

With Mandela, the unsurprising is still a shock

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.

With Mandela, the unsurprising is still a shock

Nelson Mandela, the man who brought South Africa out of apartheid, dies at 95

Nelson Mandela fought the forces of apartheid for years, and was thrown in jail for his efforts. On Thursday, he died peacefully in his home.

Nelson Mandela, the man who brought South Africa out of apartheid, dies at 95