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South Africa

Population: 47.4 million
GNI: $255300 million
Debt: $20900 million
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The ANC leadership battle continues in August when party President Jacob Zuma faces corruption charges while his supporters plot against national President Thabo Mbeki. The political mayhem will undermine the economy.

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  • Vol 48 No 21
  • 19/10/2007

Take me to your traditional leader

President Thabo Mbeki's attempts to reform the system of traditional leaders to bring it into line with democracy are not universally popular. Traditional leaders are resisting, especially in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), which has more than 300 of them. They ...

  • Vol 48 No 20
  • 05/10/2007

Exit Pikoli, Chief Prosecutor

Factions in the security services are fighting their own battles as the contest for the national leadership heats up

  • Vol 48 No 20
  • 05/10/2007

Zuma in the sights

Insiders say that President Thabo Mbeki is frustrated by the National Prosecuting Authority's inability to make headway in its case against Jacob Zuma. Last September, Judge Herbert Msimang struck Zuma's case off the roll, because of flaws in the NPA'...

  • Vol 48 No 20
  • 05/10/2007

Intelligence in a divided house

South Africa's intelligence services, police and army appear rudderless, with increasingly limited civilian or democratic oversight. Vusi Pikoli is the fifth chief of a security department to leave office in unusual circumstances. His predecessor, Bule...

  • Vol 48 No 19
  • 21/09/2007

No holds barred

The gloves are off in the fight for the African National Congress presidential nomination

  • Vol 48 No 18
  • 07/09/2007

Putting the country to work

The new grand industrial strategy is the most important economic initiative since GEAR

  • Vol 48 No 17
  • 24/08/2007

The race to win

Economy

  • Vol 48 No 17
  • 24/08/2007

Unhealthy (I)

The government is battling to contain the fallout from the 8 August sacking of popular Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge.

  • Vol 48 No 17
  • 24/08/2007

Unhealthy (II)

The row over the future of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's future is now a battle between African National Congress factions ahead of December's leadership elections.

  • Vol 48 No 15
  • 20/07/2007

A Communist manifestation - the return of the left

Leftist critics of President Thabo Mbeki have regrouped in the South African Communist Party, hoping to take control of the African National Congress

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