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Cyril Ramaphosa

A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa , Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.

Scheduled blackouts roll South Africa into electricity crisis

Energy

The lights may be off, but “crisis mode” is definitely switched on in South Africa. Despite a national state of disaster and a new minister of electricity, scheduled power outages, known as load-shedding, continue to heavily impact citizens.

People pass through Waterloo train station, in London, during the morning rush hour

Wary, weary world slams doors shut, fearing omicron variant

COVID-19
Four people are shown looking through a white-framed windows and wearing green medical scrubs.

Discussion: Sub-Saharan Africa’s deepening coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus Conversations
Looters outside a shopping centre alongside a burning barricade in Durban, South Africa

South Africa’s democracy is ‘standing firm’ despite civil unrest, says analyst

Violence
A couple and their child are seen on vacant land marked with tape in Olievenhoutbosch near Centurion, South Africa.

Trump wants Pompeo to study ‘killing of farmers’ in South Africa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation address

South Africa’s new president says the nation will face tough decisions as it rebuilds its economy

Global Politics

South Africa will face “tough decisions” as it works to repair its economy after years of stagnation, new President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a sober address on Friday.

ANC members celebrate after Cyril Ramaphosa was elected president of the ANC in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Young South Africans once worshipped the ANC. Now ‘the party of Mandela’ is tarnished.

Global Politics

This week Cyril Ramaphosa was elected the new president of South Africa’s African National Congress. It was seen as a modest victory for reformers. But will it be enough to restore young South Africans’ faith in the party and country?

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