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DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – APRIL 13: Nelson Mandela speaks to ANC supporters during an election rally on April 13, 1994 in Durban, South Africa. The pre-election rally was just weeks before the historic democratic election on April 27, 1994 that Mr. Mandela won. Mr. Mandela became the first black democratic elected president in South Africa. He retired from office after one term in June 1999. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
MADIBA10

Country goes to the polls under a shadow

Ten years after South Africans mourned the loss of Nelson Mandela, his legacy still looms large – but is the huge political vacuum he left that affects our lives the most This…

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Damp squib: There’s little to brag about on the red carpet outside parliament this year. (Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images)
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Nobody trusts and nobody believes the Sona

We are tired, disillusioned and disbelieving of yet more promises that fail to materialise. That’s the state we’re in

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Supporters of President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrate outside Nasrec. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty Images)

The fast and the furious — responses to the presidential election outcome

What was said at Nasrec after the results of the top 7 were released

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The ANC’s 55th National Conference is taking place at Nasrec. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANC

Overheard at Nasrec: Day two of the ANC conference, 17 December

Speakers line up for debate amid loud support for Zweli Mkhize, while the Ramaphosa faction chants — ‘be patient, he’s not going anywhere’

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The president is at his most powerful in the ANC, but his strategy of playing the long game could work against him. (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)
ANC ELECTIVE CONFERENCE

Overheard: Day one of the ANC conference

Snippets of sentiments carry a weight of meaning as the first day of the 55th ANC conference struggles to get underway

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Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg)
ANDRE DE RUYTER

Mixed reactions as hunt for Andre de Ruyter’s replacement begins

Eskom’s chief executive resigned but will stay on until March while a successor is found

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Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter.
ANDRE DE RUYTER

Eskom boss De Ruyter quits amid acute electricity crunch

Andre de Ruyter has faced criticism, including from Energy Minister Gwede Manashe, for the country’s worst power blackouts since 2008

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Internships: Call for applications

The Mail & Guardian is pleased to invite young journalists to apply for one of five paid editorial internships in its Johannesburg newsroom, running from April 2022 to March 2023.

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Cardboard cutout: Whatever his limitations, Joe Biden is preferable as a leader to his rival. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
CLIMATE ACCORD

A Biden win isn’t necessarily a win for the rest of us

Much like there was an overwhelming euphoria that gripped many Zimbabweans when they finally said asante sana to Robert Mugabe, Trump’s removal won’t change the colour of…

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