Crisis in the North West Province
Mail and Guardian Article
New York Times Article
May 4th 2018
Crisis in the North West Province of South Africa
After weeks of violent protests, South Africa has deployed troops to the North West province to aid patients at a hospital after staff went on strike against corruption and a collapsing health care system that they blame on the provincial minister, Supra Mahumapelo.
The allegations of corruption towards the North West minster, Supra Mahumapelo, the new government under the leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to recall Mahumapelo due to his (Ramaphosa's) fight to recall all Jacob Zuma appointees in his quest to eradicate corruption.
Ramaphosa has made it clear that he wants Mahumapelo to be recalled after some members of the national worker's committee (NWC) advised the ANC to wait until the national executive committee (NEC) next week Wednesday.
Ramaphosa has said that the decision to recall the minister was not based on his allegations towards corruption, but was a "political decision" instead. Ramaphosa however, needs to gain the backing of top ANC officials before he can fire Mahumapelo, a Zuma loyalist.
Mahumapelo has denied any allegations and has refused to quit.
The Mail and Guardian article gives a detailed analysis of the events prior to the strikes which have occurred in the North West Province. By doing so, the reader is able to get a full picture of what has happened and is able to give the viewer a clear picture of the events which are occurring in the North West. Additionally, having the perspective written from a South African's point of view gives the reader an objective analysis as the author is one living in the country.
The NYT article gives a summary of the event happening in the North West as well as provides the information of how these strikes are having a detrimental effect on the health care system in the province which the M&G article did not go into detail about. Additionally, the NYT article also uses language such as "scandal-plagued" when describing Zuma which could give the reader a biased perspective of Zuma if they have little to no knowledge of the ex-President.
New York Times Article
May 4th 2018
Crisis in the North West Province of South Africa
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| Photographed: President Cyril Ramaphosa in the centre and Minster Supra Mahumapelo on the right. Source: Peter Mogaki |
The allegations of corruption towards the North West minster, Supra Mahumapelo, the new government under the leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to recall Mahumapelo due to his (Ramaphosa's) fight to recall all Jacob Zuma appointees in his quest to eradicate corruption.
Ramaphosa has made it clear that he wants Mahumapelo to be recalled after some members of the national worker's committee (NWC) advised the ANC to wait until the national executive committee (NEC) next week Wednesday.
Ramaphosa has said that the decision to recall the minister was not based on his allegations towards corruption, but was a "political decision" instead. Ramaphosa however, needs to gain the backing of top ANC officials before he can fire Mahumapelo, a Zuma loyalist.
Mahumapelo has denied any allegations and has refused to quit.
The Mail and Guardian article gives a detailed analysis of the events prior to the strikes which have occurred in the North West Province. By doing so, the reader is able to get a full picture of what has happened and is able to give the viewer a clear picture of the events which are occurring in the North West. Additionally, having the perspective written from a South African's point of view gives the reader an objective analysis as the author is one living in the country.
The NYT article gives a summary of the event happening in the North West as well as provides the information of how these strikes are having a detrimental effect on the health care system in the province which the M&G article did not go into detail about. Additionally, the NYT article also uses language such as "scandal-plagued" when describing Zuma which could give the reader a biased perspective of Zuma if they have little to no knowledge of the ex-President.
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