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Mar
29
2024
By HARTMUT WINKLER
South Africa’s electricity crisis: what political parties say in their election manifestos about solving it

South Africa’s electricity crisis: what political parties say in their election manifestos about solving it

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
SOUTH Africa is in the middle of a deep electricity crisis. In 2023 the public, many of whom are voters, experienced the worst load-shedding to date, losing power for an average of five hours a day. The power shortages were largely due to excessive breakdowns in the country’s coal power plant fleet, which generates over 80% of South Africa’s electricity, combined with delays in developing new generation capacity. The power crisis is a key election topic with national elections scheduled for 29 May. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is tipped to lose its absolute majority in parliament. One reason…
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Nov
17
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s ANC backs motion to close Israeli embassy

South Africa’s ANC backs motion to close Israeli embassy

NEWS
SOUTH Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party said that it would support a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be closed. The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will propose the motion later on Thursday, also calling for the suspension of all diplomatic relations with Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. South Africa's strong support for Palestinians dates back to former President Nelson Mandela's days, with the country likening their plight to its own before the end of apartheid in 1994. Israel rejects the comparison. "The African National…
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Apr
26
2021
By The African Mirror
South Africa remains a nation of insiders and outsiders, 27 years after democracy

South Africa remains a nation of insiders and outsiders, 27 years after democracy

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
TWENTY seven years into democracy, South African politics is still for the few. And those who complain the most have the least to grumble about. STEVEN FRIEDMAN, Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg Since South Africa is highly unequal and remains divided into insiders and outsiders – those who benefit from the market economy and those who can’t – we might expect its politics to be a loud battle between those who have and those who don’t. Most commentators believe it is. Within the governing African National Congress (ANC), a battle rages between the “radical economic transformation forces”, who…
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Oct
17
2020
By The African Mirror
South African white farmers, Black protesters face off over farm murder

South African white farmers, Black protesters face off over farm murder

NEWS
TIM COCKS WHITE South African farmers and Black protesters hurled abuse and threats at each other yesterday during a court hearing in a murder case that has exposed still simmering racial tensions 26 years after the end of apartheid. The killing of Brendin Horner, a white man whose body was found tied to a pole at his farm in Free State province, sparked riots at the start of this month, and prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to appeal to South Africans to "resist attempts ... to mobilise communities along racial lines". The farmers outside the courthouse in the town of Senekal…
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Oct
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Tensions high as South African white farmers, rival Black protesters demonstrate over farm murder

Tensions high as South African white farmers, rival Black protesters demonstrate over farm murder

NEWS
TIM COCKS WHITE  South African farmers and rival Black protesters have demonstrated and came close to a full-scale clash in the Free State farming town of Senekal over a murder case that has reignited racial tensions still simmering 26 years after the end of apartheid. The killing of Brendan Horner, a white man whose body was found tied to a pole at his farm in Free State province, sparked riots at the start of this month, and prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to make a statement urging South Africans to "resist attempts... to mobilise communities along racial lines". The farmers, who…
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Sep
08
2020
By The African Mirror
Seven of South African retailer Clicks’ stores damaged in protests over “racist” advert

Seven of South African retailer Clicks’ stores damaged in protests over “racist” advert

NEWS
DEMONSTRATORS damaged seven of South African drug retailer Clicks Group's shops and forced others to close during protests over what they said was a racist advertisement posted on its website. The advert by TRESemmé, a Unilever Plc brand, showed an image of African black hair which it described as "dry and damaged", while an example of white hair was referred to as "fine and flat". The advert, posted on Clicks’ website on Friday, provoked a backlash on social media and the retailer removed it the same day. It apologized, as did TRESemmé South Africa. But on Monday, protesters led by…
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