South Africa is living through the worst of violence since the 1990s, sparked by the supporters of the 79-year-old former president, Jacob Zuma, over his 15-month prison sentence for being in contempt of court by refusing to testify before the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Captu...
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“Activists have long critiqued the organization of the global political economy and how it exacerbates inequality at global and national levels. In South Africa, the combination of corruption, illicit financial flows, and the lack of autonomy over our macroeconomic policies have compromised the resilience of our democracy,” says Ndinga-Kanga. “In 1994, South Africa signed onto international treaties to advance and champion human rights.
A-political in her support for parties, Ndinga-Kanga says the real crisis is how the Gupta case opened “this can of worms” revealing the extent of corruption levels. The crisis is apparent in the legitimacy and a breakdown of the social contract which enables the detaining of a sitting president known for high-level corruption, and the violent response mobilized by his family.
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