Bail for opposition activists
By Nyasha Dube TWENTY-three of the 25 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members, who were arrested two weeks ago in Budiriro, Harare, have been granted relief after Harare magistrate Yeukai…
By Nyasha Dube TWENTY-three of the 25 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members, who were arrested two weeks ago in Budiriro, Harare, have been granted relief after Harare magistrate Yeukai…
By BLESSINGS MASHAYAPOLITICAL EDITOR ZIMBABWEAN authorities have completed instituting all the important legislative reforms to ensure free, fair and credible national polls next year, in line with Sadc principles and…
Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand It has been standard for some years, in any analysis of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), to refer to the…
By BLESSINGS MASHAYAPolitical Editor ZIMBABWE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has yielded to the demands of his defiant MPs over the controversial US$40 000 parliamentary housing…
Peter Harris, Colorado State University Britain is on the cusp of decolonising Mauritius – again. The first attempt at decolonisation took place in 1968 but went unfulfilled when London kept…
ADDIS ABABA– The African Union (AU) said it has deployed a Special Pre-electoral Political Mission to monitor the ongoing preparation for the upcoming general elections in Nigeria. The pre-electoral political…
Dirk Kotze, University of South Africa South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s business interests are threatening to derail his presidency and stall his economic and political reform agenda. Ramaphosa’s reform agenda…
By Blessings MashayaPOLITICAL EDITOR ANXIOUS church leaders have reiterated their call for national dialogue ahead of next year’s crunch harmonised elections to ensure peace in the country. Speaking to the…
Richard Calland, University of Cape Town and Mabel Dzinouya Sithole, University of Cape Town South Africa is in a state of crisis. Its current reality is necessarily shaped by historical…
NAIROBI– As the vulnerable developing countries in Africa face the multiple threats of food insecurity, soaring inflation and climate change with the spectre of global stagflation, calls are growing louder…