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The disastrous legacy of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma
Tags: Current Focus, South Africa,
South Africa's democracy and laws limiting freedom of information and an independent judiciary- 2011-2014
11/29/2011
Grouped Articles
New York Times 11/29/2011
The African National Congress Turns 100
New York Times 01/08/2012
George W. Bush: The Arab Spring and American Ideals
Wall Street Journal 05/17/2012
The disastrous legacy of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma
The Economist 02/16/2018
Opinion | South Africa’s Zuma Leaves Behind a Broken Democracy
The New York Times 02/14/2018
South Africa's currency, the Rand
03/13/2013
Grouped Articles
South African Economy Hit by Labor Unrest
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
Corrosive Inflation Eats at Developing World
Wall Street Journal 02/11/2014
After Sharp Slide, Rand Seen More Stable
Wall Street Journal 03/13/2013
Wall Street Journal 03/25/2015
South Africa’s Rand Falls to Record Low After Finance Minister’s Dismissal
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2015
Wall Street Journal 01/12/2016
South Africa's elelctricity company Eskom- cash shortages, lack of investment and power shortages crimping the economy 2014-2016
12/14/2014
Growth forecast shows growth slowing to 2.5%, not enough to make a dent in unemployment over 25%. A drop in the value of the Rand, lower mining commodity prices for exports, reduces any benefits from lower oil prices in 2014-2015.
Grouped Articles
South Africa Faces Credit Scrutiny Amid Blackouts
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2014
Wall Street Journal 03/25/2015
Businesses Seek Out New African Frontiers
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2015
Africa and commodity prices: No longer the kiss of death
Economist 04/30/2015
Weak Power Grids in Africa Stunt Economies and Fire Up Tempers
New York Times 07/02/2015
Zambia Copper Producer Halts Production Over Power Shortages
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2015
Former president F.W. De Klerk (1989-1994) on South Africa in 2015- corruption and economic crisis
08/20/2015
Grouped Articles
The Betrayal of Mandela’s Promise
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2015
Wall Street Journal 01/12/2016
South Africans Head to Polls Amid Fierce Challenge to Party of Mandela
The New York Times 08/02/2016
A.N.C. Loses Pretoria, South Africa’s Capital, as Setbacks Mount
The New York Times 08/06/2016
A Seismic Shock for Jacob Zuma
The New York Times 08/09/2016
The Economist 08/11/2016
South Africa's African National Congress (A.N.C.)
05/17/2011
Grouped Articles
The African National Congress: A sad and sorry decline
Economist 06/27/2013
Obama Visits Prison Where Mandela Was Jailed
New York Times 06/30/2013
Storied Party of Mandela Faces South Africa Unrest
New York Times 11/09/2013
In Mandela's Home, Grief and Glorification
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
New York Times 02/16/2014
African National Congress Draws 62 Percent of the Vote in South Africa
New York Times 05/09/2014
The Gupta family in South Africa and the Zuma government
08/08/2017
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South Africa's power family, the Guptas: what you need to know | News | DW | 08.08.2017
DW.COM 08/08/2017
South Africa's Jacob Zuma faces vote of no-confidence in secret ballot | News | DW | 07.08.2017
DW.COM 08/07/2017
South Africa's ruling ANC in crisis | Africa | DW | 28.06.2017
DW.COM 06/28/2017
Moody's downgrades South Africa over politics, debt | News | DW | 10.06.2017
DW.COM 06/10/2017
South African President Jacob Zuma Survives Motion of No-Confidence
WSJ 08/08/2017
Jacob Zuma’s Exit From South Africa Presidency to Be Finalized Monday
WSJ 02/11/2018
Bloemfontein, South Africa- Looking back at the Mandela years, the years of the National Party, and the early 20th century
12/07/2013
Both the ANC Party and the National Party were founded here in Bloemfontein, capital of the Afrikaaner Orange Free State. White and black South Africans reflect on the years since 1948 and 1994 the years when the National Party introduced Apartheid as state policy and the first free elections electing Mandela as president.
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In Nation Remade by Mandela, Social Equality Remains Elusive
New York Times 12/07/2013
Racism outlives Mandela in rural South Africa - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/14/2013
The Betrayal of Mandela’s Promise
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2015
South Africans Head to Polls Amid Fierce Challenge to Party of Mandela
The New York Times 08/02/2016
A.N.C. Loses Pretoria, South Africa’s Capital, as Setbacks Mount
The New York Times 08/06/2016
The Economist 08/11/2016
South Africa's economy in 2014-2017
12/14/2014
Deteriorating prospects for foreign investment in South Africa for 2015. Economic growth is forecast by the IMF to remain below 2.5% for years till the power situation is tackled. Growth is estimated in 2014 at a mere 1.4%, not enough to reduce high unemployment of over 25%. Lower commodity prices for mining exports, and a decline in the value of the rand reduce any benefit from lower oil prices. The government of president Zuma is seen as ineffective in tackling power shortages, and making changes at electricity company Eskom which suffers from cash shortages.
Grouped Articles
South Africa Faces Credit Scrutiny Amid Blackouts
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2014
Wall Street Journal 03/25/2015
Businesses Seek Out New African Frontiers
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2015
Africa and commodity prices: No longer the kiss of death
Economist 04/30/2015
Weak Power Grids in Africa Stunt Economies and Fire Up Tempers
New York Times 07/02/2015
The Betrayal of Mandela’s Promise
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2015
The government of President Jacob Zuma in South Africa
02/12/2011
Grouped Articles
South African Economy Hit by Labor Unrest
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
Zuma Told to Repay Portion of $23 Million Project
Wall Street Journal 03/20/2014
South Africa Faces Credit Scrutiny Amid Blackouts
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2014
The Betrayal of Mandela’s Promise
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2015
South Africa Falters as Unrest Spreads
Wall Street Journal 10/12/2012
Democracy in South Africa: A step backwards
Economist 02/12/2011
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