Is Julius Malema the new Nelson Mandela?
How a radical leader with a checkered past is winning voters away from the party of Nelson Mandela and inspiring a new kind of politics
Jacob Zuma
Arms Procurement Commission begins amid fraud allegations
It’s a rocky start for Jacob Zuma’s government
The Mandela family soap opera gets dirty
Nelson Mandela’s clan bickers as the 94-year-old patriarch remains in hospital
Newsmakers: Chris Hadfield, Theresa Spence and another Bhutto
Plus, a Kansas couple who take helicopter parenting to new heights
The trouble with South Africa’s new political order
As the gap between rich and poor widens, popular dissatisfaction—and with it dissent—is rising
Where’s the South African protest now?
Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress have wronged many, but few are willing to stand up against them
South Africa and the Marikana effect
After a strike left 34 dead, one mining firm increased wages by 22 per cent. Could the deal be contagious?
Jacob Zuma: not so rotten after all
South Africa’s new president is proving his critics wrong
Week in Pictures: May 7th – May 13th, 2009
The best pics of the last seven days