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U.S. Pushes Back Against South Africa’s Anti-American Diplomacy
South Africa appears to have little interest in making friends in Washington. Pretoria’s dumpster fire diplomacy with the United States continues. In the span of a week, South Africa had...
South Africa’s Last Apartheid-Era President Receives Backlash for Comments on Discrimination Policy
FW De Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid-era president, and his foundation, have learnt the hard way the dangers of the comparative politics of sin. He recently gave an interview to...
South Africa’s Leaders Just Showed They Don’t Care About Voters
South Africa’s Joint Constitutional Review Committee declared on November 15 that the country would continue legalizing land expropriation without compensation. At the committee’s recommendation, the South African Parliament is now...
Here’s Why South Africa’s ANC Might Not Rule Forever
On Valentine’s Day 2018, it was announced that South African president Jacob Zuma would be stepping down in favor of the newly elected African National Congress (ANC) leader Cyril Ramaphosa....
State Capture: South Africa’s ANC Investigates Zuma Connection
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) met March 19-20. Among issues discussed was President Jacob Zuma’s relationship with the wealthy Gupta family, which...
Is This the End for Jacob Zuma?
Jacob Zuma’s political power is based on his support by the African National Congress’s political apparatus—often called Luthuli House, after the party’s headquarters building in Johannesburg. With support of the...