From the head down: rot in South Africa

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<p>Jacob Zuma, a former president, at last <a href="https://espresso.economist.com/541cf8e1355332b5f4bf6d96aca9b925?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">answers to</a> decades-old corruption allegations. But graft still permeates his ANC party and government at every level. The pandemic’s hit to parents—particularly women—is becoming <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2021/05/22/how-the-pandemic-has-upended-the-lives-of-working-parents?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">clear</a>, from mental-health matters to career progression to progress toward gender equality. And the super-slippery <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/05/20/how-to-get-all-the-toothpaste-out-of-the-tube?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">surface</a> that ensures you get the most from your toothpaste tube.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>