New president Cyril Ramaphosa has brought hope to South Africa, but he still comes from the party responsible for the disastrous reign of Jacob Zuma.

"It is you rich people who have finished the water, and now you want us to share the consequences."

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference welcomed the resignation as “long overdue.”

Although Mr. Ramaphosa is a relatively acceptable leader of the A.N.C. in the eyes of some opposition parties, his economic stance will put him in tension with the populist left Economic Freedom Fighters and many trade unions.

Despite the fall of apartheid in 1994 and the reconciliatory tone set by the country’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, the demon of racism is very much alive here.

Apartheid-era mental health care facilities were not great. But at least they weren't lethal.