Jacob Zuma

The real reasons for South Africa’s riots

31 July 2021 9:00 am

Sixty-eight years ago, when I was four, my Scottish father and English mother took me from London to South Africa,…

What's behind the South African riots?

15 July 2021 8:59 am

South Africa is ablaze once more. In the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) and Gauteng (which includes Johannesburg and Pretoria),…

South Africa’s rainbow nation promise lives on — in rich, caged enclaves

20 February 2016 9:00 am

I went back to see my old house in Cape Town last week, and they’d put a cage around it.…

There may never be a better (or cheaper) time to visit South Africa

6 February 2016 9:00 am

There are plenty of places to fly to for winter sun, but only one place that offers five-star hotels for…

Jacob Zuma — a tribalist whose extended family and fellow Zulus have benefited hugely from his accession to power

R.W. Johnson: 40-odd years prophesying the end for South Africa

29 August 2015 9:00 am

I think this should begin with a truth-in-journalism disclosure: I know R.W. Johnson well enough to call him Bill. Since…