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Wagner Group Set to Launch ‘Information War’ to Keep South Africa’s ANC in Power, Say Analysts

June 8, 2023
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Global intelligence analysts, political risk consultants, and members of security establishments are warning of the “probability” of Russia interfering in South Africa’s election next year. “The goal of the interference would be to ensure that a pro-Russian government is elected in one of the world’s most resource-rich nations, and that means the Kremlin-funded Internet Research…

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‘Apartheid All Over Again,’ as South Africa’s Ruling ANC Set to Pass New Race-Based Job Laws

May 30, 2023
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JOHANNESBURG—When there’s electricity in the midst of daily blackouts, machines grind and hum inside Paul Morrison’s engineering works east of Johannesburg.  His employees work with steel and metal alloys, sometimes in conjunction with plastics, rubber, glass and wood, to manufacture tools and equipment for South Africa’s construction industry.  “We design and develop prototypes for some…

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Exhausted Farmers Say ‘ANC-Inspired’ Blackouts Destroying Food Production in Africa’s Breadbasket

February 10, 2023
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Herman du Preez planted his boots in the red dust at the entrance to one of his chicken sheds, its silver coating gleaming in the sunlight. He folded his thick, brown forearms across his chest, and declared quietly, but firmly: “I’ve had enough.”  The 46-year-old fourth-generation farmer in South Africa’s arid North West Province exuded…

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