Rian Malan

South Africa Notebook

This country has a miraculous knack for escaping from tight spots just in time

issue 24 February 2018

In recent years, living in South Africa has been a bit like having cancer. The malaise eating us from within was corruption and there seemed to be no cure, which is why there was no dancing in the streets when our dreadful president, Jacob Zuma, was finally eased out of office on Valentine’s Day.

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