Former president Jacob Zuma was this week banned from running as a candidate in South Africa's parliamentary elections, which take place this weekend. Despite that setback, his party could cost the ANC its majority, which it has held since the end of apartheid. Are South Africans finally falling out of love with the party of liberation? Plus: the vanishing internet, and prepping for disaster.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
The Week contest: Marriage poundsPuzzles and Quizzes
-
Today's political cartoons - March 27, 2025Cartoons Thursday's cartoons - group chats, language lessons, and more
-
Playhouse Creatures: 'dream-like' play is 'lively, funny and sharp-witted'Anna Chancellor offers a 'glinting performance' alongside a 'strong' supporting cast
-
The Week Unwrapped: Why is Trump sending detainees to El Salvador?Podcast Plus should councils reverse their bans on playing in streets? And can a Peruvian farmer defeat an energy giant?
-
The Week Unwrapped: Can Canadian consumers take on Trump?Podcast Plus does Nepal want its king back? And could eating fish make you kinder?
-
The Week Unwrapped: Why do young people love ASMR?Podcast Plus can US football stamp out homophobia? And why is Scottish Gaelic getting a TV boost?
-
The Week Unwrapped: What do forever chemicals mean for firefighters?Podcast Plus can we avoid another heating bill hike? And will a new test tell us how quickly our organs are ageing?
-
The Week Unwrapped: Why are sinkholes becoming more common?Podcast Plus, will Saudi investment help create the "Netflix of sport"? And why has New Zealand's new tourism campaign met with a savage reception?
-
The Week Unwrapped: Why Trump is getting rid of the pennyPodcast Plus, what does the Chagos Islands deal mean for the island's inhabitants? And do personality tests discriminate against neurodivergent job applicants?
-
The Week Unwrapped: What's happening to Afghan women cricketers?Podcast Plus, can AI understand religion? And are we losing the war against rats?
-
The Week Unwrapped: Are our phones fuelling a Congolese militia?Podcast Plus, what's behind a spate of hate crimes in Australia? And why is carbon monoxide the new 'drug' of choice for cyclists?
