African National Congress

Politics & Policy

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: what to expect from the International Court of Justice

Three cases alleging violations of the Genocide Convention have been brought before the ICJ, the first in 1993; of these, the ICJ has only issued a final judgment in one case, 14 years after it was initiated
Naledi Mandisa Pandor, South Africa's foreign affairs ministers as of January 2024
Politics & Policy

South Africans are learning that they’re not that exceptional after all

In the wake of a series of destabilising corruption scandals, financial mismanagement and the incompetent leadership of President Jacob Zuma, South Africa is no longer that exceptional from the rest of Africa
Politics & Policy

What a downgrade means for South Africa and what it can do about it

Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has cut South Africa’s foreign currency rating to sub-investment grade status. Two other global ratings agencies, Fitch and Moody’s, may well follow suit.