South Africa’s Momentous Local Elections

There cannot be many political parties in the democratic world that are judged to have received an electoral kicking after winning 54% of the national vote. The African National Congress is in that position after South Africa’s nation-wide local elections on August 3rd. It’s all relative. The ANC scored over 60% ...
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South Africa’s Momentous Local Elections

The Booing of Zuma

The booing of South African President Jacob Zuma at the Mandela memorial gathering – this before a resplendent cast of visiting global dignitaries, around 60,000 audience members and millions of international television viewers – resonated through first the stadium that hosted the 2010 soccer world cup and then the country ...

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The Booing of Zuma