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David Vigneault, ex-intelligence chief: Democracies are being destabilised

“This is one of the exact aspect of hybrid warfare of Russia… They are targeting us specifically to create dissentions, to create and to prop up artificially some voices in our societies that otherwise would be quite marginal and create dissentions. So they want to attack us and ... Show More

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Sep 13

Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghan FM: Not everything is banned for women

Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent, meets Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi as the Taliban seeks greater international recognition. The Taliban returned to power five years ago but Russia is still the only country to have formally recognised ... Show More

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Sep 10

Sophia Amoruso, Nasty Gal founder: I was out of my league

“I had hired a CEO for the last two years. The company was at a place where revenue had plateaued. I wasn’t someone who could look at a spreadsheet 50 tabs wide and tell my CFO what to do. I was definitely out of my league and I didn’t like that job, and a lot of different things ... Show More

23m 1s

Jul 2021

S5140 - South Africa May Be Collapsing, Armed Citizens Shooting Rioters As Army Deployed To Quell "Civil War"

South Africa COLLAPSING, Armed Citizens SHOOTING Rioters As Army Deployed To Quell "Civil War." Riots and looting erupted in the wake of the arrest of South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma. Reports of armed citizens firing on rioters and several losing their lives show that ... Show More

1h 20m

Jul 2021

Loot cause: South Africa’s unrest

<p>Widespread looting and the worst violence since apartheid continue, exposing ethnic divisions and the persistent influence of Jacob Zuma, a former president. <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/07/14/south-africas-war-for-the-rule-of-law?utm_campaign=the-intelligen ... Show More

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Nov 2016

Tide turns against South African president

Opposition to Jacob Zuma is growing after an official report found evidence of possible corruption at the top level of his government. David Pilling, the FT's Africa editor, asks Joseph Cotterill, southern Africa correspondent, how bad it now looks for the South African president ... Show More

6m 40s

Jun 2024

Where to from here for South Africa after the elections?

For the first time since the fall of apartheid in 1994, South Africa is now negotiating an uncharted political territory. It comes after the ruling African National Congress (ANC), a party that was once led by Nelson Mandela, lost its parliamentary majority. The organization rece ... Show More

19m 13s

May 2024

Jobs, crime and keeping the lights on. The key issues in South Africa's election

South Africans vote in a national election on May 29, and for the first time since the end of apartheid 30 years ago polls suggest the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) is at risk of losing its parliamentary majority. Once the party of hope and change, the ANC is battl ... Show More

19m 21s

Jan 2023

Tunnel, no lights: South Africa’s crumbling infrastructure

<p>South Africa’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/01/19/south-africas-collapsing-railway-company-is-a-cautionary-tale?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_te ... Show More

23m 21s

May 2021

What exactly does state capture look like in South Africa?

When the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared before a commission of inquiry in Johannesburg recently – he did what no other sitting ANC President had done before – give evidence against members of his own party. The inquiry into allegations of state capture was set u ... Show More

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Fikile Mbalula: Is South Africa's govern...