Critics wary of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to send military to tackle crime, drugs and gangs in three provinces.
Critics wary of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to send military to tackle crime, drugs and gangs in three provinces.
An activist-turned-historian takes tourists through South Africa’s painful colonial history, which still echoes today.
No perpetrators have been brought to justice after 1977 death-in-detention of famed anti-apartheid leader, Steve Biko.
In the 70s and 80s, South Africa hit Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Israel’s struck 8 nations this year.
Critics say most people in Africa’s third-largest oil-producing nation have not seen benefits from that natural wealth.
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Government under pressure as provincial police commissioner claims country’s police chief colluded with criminal gangs.
From critical minerals to M23 and grassroots exclusion, experts weigh in on whether the US-brokered deal can succeed.
