Technocratic Zuma
With the South African economy now almost certainly in recession and public finances under strain the lure of populism will be great: Mr Zuma must show that his presidency is strong enough to resist it
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The new government which takes office after the country’s fourth democratic elections will inherit a country in the grip of a downturn
Zuma should learn from Lula
The leaders of South Africa and Brazil have much in common
Apartheid protester’s new front line
Pravin Gordhan, the new South African finance minister, argues that a diverse cabinet brings balance in tackling economic woes
Zuma appointments ease business fears
South Africa’s new president has appointed Trevor Manuel, the respected finance minister, to head a powerful new centralised planning body, reassuring business critics who feared a policy shift to the left
Zuma sworn in as South African president
Jacob Zuma completed one of the great political comebacks when he was sworn in as South Africa’s fourth black president.
Zuma official vows no lurch to left
South Africa’s incoming administration will not be cowed by the global downturn into abandoning election promises of social and institutional change
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People change as they do top jobs. Some believe they know more than anyone else and make catastrophic mistakes, writes Michael Skapinker
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The Dalai Lama has no doubt what is at stake for South Africa as it prepares to be led by the easy-going, flamboyant and yet rather controversial Jacob Zuma
Voters set to forgive ANC failings
The poor quality of many municipal services would seem not to bode well for the electoral prospects of the ruling African National Congress ahead of Wednesday’s elections
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South Africa’s elections
Tom Burgis, the FT’s Johannesburg correspondent, on the view from the townships, where there is real anger about a lack of basic services and failure to deliver on previous promises
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