Russians Are Unraveling Before Our Eyes
A wave of fresh humiliations has the Kremlin struggling to control the narrative.
These middle powers of the global south should be the focus of U.S. policy.
The ANC has forgotten that the outside world’s principled rejection of neutrality sustained the struggle against apartheid.
Do South Africa’s denials that it supplied weapons to Russia ring true?
Wagner Group operations, disinformation efforts, and Western double standards are fueling Moscow’s popularity.
Its GDP has surged, but deep inequalities persist.
How does the country’s continued struggles with inequality affect its economy?
A conversation with climate writer and podcaster Katherine Wilkinson.
A landmark class-action lawsuit in South Africa could set a precedent for holding multinational corporations responsible for environmental damages.
The planned development will bring jobs, but raises questions about who speaks for Khoi and San peoples, what is sacred, and how to commemorate injustice.
How the term “just transition” went from a niche idea in the U.S. labor rights movement to a global call for economic, social, and environmental transformation.
Rolling power cuts, a failing grid, widespread coal theft, and corruption could pose a political threat to the African National Congress.
How communities and economies are transitioning away from fossil fuels in a fair and equitable way.
Despite a scandal and damning report, Cyril Ramaphosa has managed to stay in charge of his party and the country.
Post-apartheid South Africa remains steeped in the “rainbow nation” ideals of reconciliation and forgiveness—but it has never truly reckoned with accountability.
South African leaders have consistently rejected U.S. efforts to punish African countries for nonalignment.
South Africa’s former president had the chance to launch a massive program of regional economic integration but failed to seize it.
Winter is here. And the country is facing its worst-ever energy crisis.
The xenophobic firebrand Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauli is courting poor Black voters by stoking hatred of foreigners. It’s working.
ANC leaders are letting Soviet nostalgia outweigh morality.