President Jacob Zuma is widely expected to win a second term at the head of South Africa’s ruling ANC in an internal party vote, but even a victory threatens to widen divisions within the African National Congress.
Mali has a new prime minister to replace Cheick Modibo Diarra who was arrested and then resigned earlier this week. Next, in Ghana, a new middle class is emerging, but not everyone is reaping the profits. Finally, we find out why Togo's team captain and star striker Emmanuel Adebayor says he's boycotting the African Cup of Nations tournament.
Marc Perelman meets Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to discuss the crisis in Mali and ECOWAS’ plans for military intervention. She still hopes that diplomacy can prevail, but admits that West African countries should be ready to send an international military force to northern Mali if negotiations with Islamists fail.
A military intervention in Mali is looking more likely after its government officially asked the UN Security Council to authorise the use of force to eject Islamist rebels from the north. Meanwhile, South African firebrand Julius Malema is charged with money laundering - he says President Zuma is out to get him. And we bring you "Swan Lake" as you've never seen it before.
Nathan King speaks to South African President Jacob Zuma on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. They discuss the split in the UN Security Council over the crisis in Syria. Jacob Zuma says the institution needs to be reformed in order to take decisive decisions. On Mali, he is pushing for dialogue before going into a military intervention. Jacob Zuma also reacts to the recent violence at Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa.
Striking platinum mine workers have reached a deal with Lonmin's management that includes a 22% pay rise and a single payment of $250 to cover wages lost during the strike, negotiators said Tuesday. The miners are set to return to work on Thursday.
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma broke his silence on the strike action at mines across the country on Thursday, describing the situation as "not acceptable" and warning that his government will act on the growing unrest.
South African prosecutors on Monday released 162 of the 270 mineworkers accused of killing 34 striking colleagues that were shot dead by police. The charges were made under an apartheid-era law.
Two decades after the fall of Apartheid, why did police open fire on mine workers? The Lonmin massacre goes beyond a dispute over wages inside platinum mines and shows up the chronic imbalances between rich and poor in today’s South Africa.
Two decades after the fall of Apartheid, why did police open fire on mine workers? The Lonmin massacre goes beyond a dispute over wages inside platinum mines and shows up the chronic imbalances between rich and poor in today’s South Africa.
