Erin Conway-Smith

Erin Conway-Smith is GlobalPost's South Africa correspondent. <p> &nbsp; </p>
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Protesters demonstrate against South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria on Nov. 2, 2016.
Protesters demonstrate against South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria on Nov. 2, 2016.

This Is What Happens When a Family of Business Moguls Takes Over a Country

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TOPSHOT - A Democratic Alliance (DA) party's supporters holds a placard reading "Jacob Zuma must go" during a march against South African president Jacob Zuma on April 7, 2017 in Johannesburg. Thousands of protesters marched through South African cities on April 7, 2017 demanding President Jacob Zuma's resignation, as a second ratings agency downgraded the country's debt to junk status. Zuma's sacking of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan last week has fanned public anger, divisions within the ruling ANC party and a sharp decline in investor confidence in the country. / AFP PHOTO / JOHN WESSELS (Photo credit should read JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - A Democratic Alliance (DA) party's supporters holds a placard reading "Jacob Zuma must go" during a march against South African president Jacob Zuma on April 7, 2017 in Johannesburg. Thousands of protesters marched through South African cities on April 7, 2017 demanding President Jacob Zuma's resignation, as a second ratings agency downgraded the country's debt to junk status. Zuma's sacking of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan last week has fanned public anger, divisions within the ruling ANC party and a sharp decline in investor confidence in the country. / AFP PHOTO / JOHN WESSELS (Photo credit should read JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images)

South Africa’s Zimbabwe Moment

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Goodbye, Party of Nelson Mandela. Hello, Rainbow Nation.

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Nelson Mandela’s Party Is Turning on Jacob Zuma

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The Unraveling of Jacob Zuma

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From Gucci Grace to President Mugabe?

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5 Other People Ruining Zimbabwe

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