A new era beckons for Namibia with Swapo’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the helm
South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah casts her ballot at the Emma Hoogenhout Primary school polling station in Hochland Park, Windhoek, on November 27, 2024 during Namibia’s general election. Nandi-Ndaitwah from the ruling SWAPO party has won presidential elections with 57.31 percent of the vote, the
Will the SACP walk its talk on going solo in 2026 local polls?
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula (left) and SACP General General Solly Mapaila hand over a token of appreciation to the President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel during his visit to Freedom Park, Pretoria on August 23, 2023. It is not the first time that the SACP has threatened
Liberation movements and the squandered freedom dividend
FORMER ANC President Nelson Mandela and Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda wave to the crowd at a mass ANC rally held in Lusaka, Zambia on March 3, 1990. Mandela was attending his first ANC National Executive Committee meeting following the unbanning of the liberation movement and his release from prison. Picture:
Sudan’s Elusive Peace: No Christmas Cheer for Women, Children
Sudanese women and children fleeing the al-Jazira state stand next to their belongings near the eastern city of Gedaref on November 2, 2024. The voices of Sudanese children are being violently snuffed out. They will have no future if the world continues to ignore their cries for help, says the
Shift in US, European balance of power raises hope for peace
Detractors of president-elect Donald Trump protest against his policies in New York City on November 09, 2024. As Trump prepares to enter the White House for a second term, US allies in Europe contemplate a conflict without US support, says the writer. Picture: Leonardo Munoz / AFP) WESLEY SEALE ON
Chaotic Elections Underscores Swapo’s Declining Support
Polling station officials proceed to the counting of the ballots at a voting station in Windhoek, Namibia, on December 1, 2024, during extended voting following the country’s general election. Picture: Simon Maina / AFP Sizo Nkala The 2024 general elections in Namibia have been dubbed the most competitive in Namibia’s
Jacob Zuma’s battle to retain his ANC membership part of a long game
Former president Jacob Zuma resisted attempts by the ANC to compel him to appear virtually for his disciplinary hearing. Picture: Itumeleng English/ Independent Newspapers By Prof Dirk Kotzé FORMER President Jacob Zuma’s membership of the ANC has become an existential matter for him, even though he is the President of another
National Democratic Revolution’s unfinished business a conundrum for struggle allies
SACP spokesperson and Central Committee member Alex Mashilo and ANC National spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri appear at a media briefing at the ANC headquarters in Luthuli House, this month. The SACP will have to reflect on whether it would be best to reconfigure the political alliance to contest elections in its
Jacob Zuma’s battle to retain his ANC membership part of a long game
Former president Jacob Zuma resisted attempts by the ANC to compel him to appear virtually for his disciplinary hearing. Picture: Itumeleng English/ Independent Newspapers By Prof Dirk Kotzé FORMER President Jacob Zuma’s membership of the ANC has become an existential matter for him, even though he is the President of another
SSA’s internal turmoil poses a grave threat to national security
If the South African government is serious about the safety of its people it needs professional people to work for the SSA, not politically connected individuals who will only be the eyes and ears of their handlers. Presidency Minister Khumbudzo Ntshaveni at the swearing-in ceremony of ministers with President Cyril
COP29 funding ‘deal’ poised to heap more debt pain on Africa
Activists hold a silent protest inside the COP29 venue to demand that rich nations provide climate finance to developing countries, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 16, 2024. There should be a wholesale rejection of a finance agreement based on loans. Debt is a
What Is the State of UN and Regional Interventions in Eastern DRC?
SADC Heads of State and Government at the regional body’s Extraordinary Meeting of held in the New Parliament Building, Mount Hampden, Zimbabwe on November 11, 2024. Picture: Siyabulela Duda/GCIS Albert Trithart At the end of 2023, the UN Security Council, on the request of the Congolese government, decided to withdraw
A new era beckons for Namibia with Swapo’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the helm
South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah casts her ballot at the Emma Hoogenhout Primary school polling station in Hochland Park, Windhoek,
Will the SACP walk its talk on going solo in 2026 local polls?
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula (left) and SACP General General Solly Mapaila hand over a token of appreciation to the President of the Republic of
Liberation movements and the squandered freedom dividend
FORMER ANC President Nelson Mandela and Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda wave to the crowd at a mass ANC rally held in Lusaka, Zambia on March
Sudan’s Elusive Peace: No Christmas Cheer for Women, Children
Sudanese women and children fleeing the al-Jazira state stand next to their belongings near the eastern city of Gedaref on November 2, 2024. The voices
Shift in US, European balance of power raises hope for peace
Detractors of president-elect Donald Trump protest against his policies in New York City on November 09, 2024. As Trump prepares to enter the White House
Chaotic Elections Underscores Swapo’s Declining Support
Polling station officials proceed to the counting of the ballots at a voting station in Windhoek, Namibia, on December 1, 2024, during extended voting following
Jacob Zuma’s battle to retain his ANC membership part of a long game
Former president Jacob Zuma resisted attempts by the ANC to compel him to appear virtually for his disciplinary hearing. Picture: Itumeleng English/ Independent Newspapers By Prof
National Democratic Revolution’s unfinished business a conundrum for struggle allies
SACP spokesperson and Central Committee member Alex Mashilo and ANC National spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri appear at a media briefing at the ANC headquarters in Luthuli
Jacob Zuma’s battle to retain his ANC membership part of a long game
Former president Jacob Zuma resisted attempts by the ANC to compel him to appear virtually for his disciplinary hearing. Picture: Itumeleng English/ Independent Newspapers By Prof
SSA’s internal turmoil poses a grave threat to national security
If the South African government is serious about the safety of its people it needs professional people to work for the SSA, not politically connected