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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (centre) sings the national anthem before being sworn is as a member of Parliament ahead of an expected vote by lawmakers to decide if he is reelected as leader of the country in Cape Town, South Africa, June 14, 2024
THE African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) agreed to form South Africa’s first coalition government alongside the Inkatha Freedom Party today.
The coalition, which will be known as the Government of National Unity, paved the way for Cyril Ramaphosa to be elected for a second term as the country’s president.
Many supporters of the ANC still see DA as a racist party trying to make sure that white people hang on to the economic privileges they built up during the apartheid years.
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
ROGER MCKENZIE recalls the one-in-a-generation communist leader murdered at the dawn of a new South Africa 33 years ago last April 10
ROGER McKENZIE looks at how ancient traditions practiced today can be the cornerstone of anti-imperialism in Africa
We are experiencing a wave of organised, often deadly violence targeting migrants from other parts of Africa — but the poorest South Africans reject this hatred, staying true to the spirit of Ubuntu and Pan-African unity, reports NIGEL BRANKEN