Tunisia’s Islamist ‘chameleon’ contests what he calls a coup
ANGUS McDOWALL and TAREK AMARA TUNISIA’S Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi has quickly emerged as the main opponent of President Kais
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Violence in South Africa: an uprising of elites, not of the people
Destructive violence is frightening. In South Africa, it is even more alarming because its middle class, which monopolises the debate,
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Ghana’s style of democracy has recently shown cracks. Here’s how to fix it
My view as a scholar of peace studies is that Ghana should focus on consensus building as the accepted system.
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The spirit, life and art of Tsepo Tshola, pastor of South African pop
They were Uhuru Band back then, and flushed with the success of their first hit song, simply entitled Africa. The
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‘Our tolerance of illegality, lawlessness and glamourisation of the crooked has come back to bite us’
MOSIBUDI MANGENA WHILE those of us who are in the Defend our Democracy Campaign are firm on the primacy of
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How Frelimo betrayed Samora Machel’s dream of a free Mozambique
The declaration of independence in 1975 proclaimed a social contract that contained the ideals of freedom. These included economic and
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Farewell to our mayor, chairperson, soldier, and commander who died in the call of duty
DAVID MAKHURA WE bid a reluctant and sad farewell to our mayor and comrade, Geoffrey Moloantoa Makhubo. We are grief-stricken
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Why have South Africans been on a looting rampage? Research offers insights
Looting in South Africa has taken place intermittently for decades in the context of an ongoing crisis of poverty, inequality
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Chaos in South Africa points to failures in the project to build a democracy
This betrays the sacrifices of many to create an orderly society, where progress related to their selfless efforts had gathered
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South African policies go some way to tackling poverty and inequality. But more is needed
We reviewed 501 legislative, policy and strategy documents under the Medium Term Strategic Framework Outcomes, the implementation strategy of the
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