Angola’s Eduardo dos Santos: a divisive figure in life – and in death
THERE is unlikely to be consensus on what José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola’s former longtime president who died earlier this
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Thought Leadership
“Lessons from Charlotte Makgomo Mannya-Maxeke”
IF I was asked by Koko Charlotte Mannya Maxeke what did you do with this country when you returned from
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The anger that boils
VUSI MAVIMBELA I often visit my small rural town of Vryheid whenever I get the opportunity to do so. That
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‘Being a public servant is a noble calling and the greatest of all professions’
AYANDA DLODLO IT is indeed significant that the theme of this year’s Public Service Month in South Africa is: “The
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A tribute to Thivhileli Mutobvu
RUDZANI NEMUTUDI HE was the archetypical example of someone you could confidently describe as quiet, cool, calm and collected; with
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Farewell to a truly fearless, dynamic and driven ethical leader
BONANG MOHALE WHATSOEVER thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device,
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Fear dominates the lives of Nigerians: the consequences are dire
IS Nigeria a failed state? Former president and would-be elder statesman Olusegun Obasanjo seems to think so… well, almost. On
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Tanzanian election leaves a highly polarised society with an uncertain future
WHEN Tanzanian voters went to the polls on October 28, the incumbent President John Pombe Magufuli and his party Chama
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Good governance is the lynchpin for African progress
ABDOULIE JANNEH COVID-19 has joined the climate emergency at a time when Africa is facing what Mo Ibrahim calls “a
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I HAD A DREAM…
VUSI MAVIMBELA whispers into the ear of Ramaphosa and Mbeki: ‘Save the ANC and the Country’ Dear Cyril Ramaphosa and
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