Many earnest people in the West look to the BDS campaign as a “practical” way to show solidarity with Palestine. Its activists often point to the example of the Apartheid regime in South Africa.
On Saturday, July 29 the Economic Freedom Fighters celebrated their 10th anniversary with a mass rally of 100,000 supporters at Johannesburg’s FNB stadium.
South Africa is experiencing one of the worst energy crises in its history. Rolling blackouts have become part of daily life as Eskom, the country’s energy supplier, is battling to keep the lights on.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is embroiled in a scandal involving the theft of huge sums of undisclosed foreign currency from his game farm in the Limpopo province.
Thousands of workers took to the streets across South Africa to protest against the massive cost of living crisis, which has hit the working class and poor people especially hard.
Widespread riots in South Africa have been fueled by anger, desperation and frustration over deepening poverty and the economic impact of COVID-19 restrictions.