The ANC has left South Africa a land of broken dreams. Its time seems over At this month’s elections, the party of Mandela should be judged on its dismal record over the past 30 years The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024
S.Africa's Top Court Hears Critical Zuma Election Case South Africa's top court was hearing an appeal on Friday to have former president Jacob Zuma declared ineligible to stand for office in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades. International Business Times · May 10, 2024
South Africa's Zuma tackles dissent in recently formed MK party ahead of elections Former South African President Jacob Zuma is facing an attempt to oust him from leadership positions in the party he recently joined, state broadcaster SABC reported. The move comes three weeks before South Africa's general elections. Radio France Internationale · May 8, 2024
Can Jacob Zuma emerge as kingmaker in South Africa’s election? Zuma’s MK party is gaining in polls while ANC support slips. But is he still as influential outside the ruling party? Al Jazeera · May 8, 2024
Let us remember the last time students occupied Columbia University In 1985, Columbia students occupied campus to push for divestment from South Africa. Five months later, the university cut ties to the apartheid regime after years of dragging its feet The Guardian - US · May 3, 2024
Why South Africa’s opposition may struggle to unseat the ruling ANC Despite the ANC facing possible voter decline this election, analysts say the opposition is splintered and disorganised. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2024
South Africa Gears Up For Close May Vote South Africans vote next month in a general election that could bring about the most significant political change in three decades, with the ruling African National Congress at risk of losing its parliamentary majority. International Business Times · Apr 29, 2024
BHP’s pursuit of Anglo American has a major obstacle: South Africa The De Beers owner is a longstanding jewel in the African' state’s economic crown – it would be a ‘big blow’ to see it sold off The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
South Africa Marks 30 Years Since End Of Apartheid South Africa marks 30 years since the end of apartheid, facing challenges and political shifts. President Cyril Ramaphosa reflects on the past while acknow... Top News · Apr 27, 2024
Ramaphosa hails ANC record as South Africa marks 30 years of democracy President Ramaphosa lauds South Africa’s achievements under his party’s leadership since the end of apartheid in 1994. Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2024
South Africa marks Freedom Day ahead of tense election South Africa on Saturday marks Freedom Day – 30 years since the first multiracial elections and the emergence of democracy after 46 years of apartheid. However the country faces a myriad of economic challenges which will be at the heart of elections next month. Radio France Internationale · Apr 27, 2024
Ramaphosa Lauds ANC Record As S.Africa Celebrates Democracy President Cyril Ramaphosa touted South Africa's achievements under his party's leadership on Saturday as the country celebrated 30 years of democracy a month before its most consequential election in decades. International Business Times · Apr 27, 2024
‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked out apartheid Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reflects on April 27, 1994 and the lessons from the transition from apartheid to democracy. Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2024
South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27, Freedom Day South Africans celebrate their "Freedom Day" every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of apartheid. WEKU · Apr 27, 2024
Top News · Apr 27, 2024 South Africa Marks 30Th Anniversary Of Historic Election Commemorating 30 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa, reflecting on progress and challenges faced post-1994 election.
Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2024 South Africa: 30 years after apartheid, what has changed? Big socio-political gains have followed apartheid but the legacy of racism and segregation is still starkly visible.
The Hindu · Apr 26, 2024 Gupkar Alliance in J&K | Timeline of its formation, electoral success and its current status Gupkar Alliance: The PAGD alliance in Jammu and Kashmir faces breakdown as NC and PDP clash over seat-sharing for upcoming elections.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024 The day apartheid died: South Africa’s first free elections – archive, 1994 In April 1994, the country held its first all-race, democratic elections. See how the Guardian reported events
France 24 · Apr 22, 2024 South Africa's ANC loses copyright case against Zuma's new party In tonight's edition: A South African high court judge dismisses a case brought by the ruling ANC that had accused the MK party of copyright infringement. Also, flooding hits many parts of Kenya, sweeping away vehicles, submerging key highways and sending some communities scrambling to find higher ground. Staying in…
Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2024 ‘I am prepared to die’: Mandela’s speech which shook apartheid Sixty years ago at the Rivonia Trial, Nelson Mandela made one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century.
Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2024 Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back Zuma has survived a series of political setbacks and legal challenges. Now he’s challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Al Jazeera · Apr 16, 2024 ‘We share with rats’: Neglect, empty promises for S African hostel-dwellers Built to house a male workforce under apartheid, hostels are now overcrowded, decaying and largely ignored by the state.
International Business Times · Apr 14, 2024 South Africa Fragmented Opposition Jostles For Visibility On a stretch of grass doubling as a parking lot in an impoverished Johannesburg township, a group of party activists chanted "we need new leaders!"
Radio France Internationale · Apr 13, 2024 South Africa's ANC struggles with corruption scandals ahead of key elections As South Africa heads toward general elections set for 29 May, the country's dominant political party, the African National Congress (ANC), finds itself dogged by allegations of deep-rooted corruption.
Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2024 South Africa’s election body asks top court to resolve Zuma candidacy Former President Jacob Zuma hopes to run for office for the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) in May elections.