Trump’s victory no cause to celebrate for Africa’s growth and development
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivering her closing remarks during the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum held at the Nasrec Expo Centre on November 4, 2023. African leaders including South African, Kenyan, Zambian, Rwandan and Zimbabwean presidents among others were quick to dispatch their congratulatory messages to
Ramaphosa’s indecision a stark contrast to Mandela’s firmness
African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela smiles broadly as he casts his historic vote on April 27, 1994 in Ohlange, outside Durban, during South Africa’s first democratic election. Leadership is crucial in shaping a country’s trajectory, particularly one as complex as South Africa. Nelson Mandela is better known for
New AU Commission leader faces a tough task to reverse continent’s chaotic slide
Sudanese people fleeing the al-Jazira state stand next to their belongings near the eastern city of Gedaref on November 2, 2024. The new AU Commission Chairperson will need to be an astute and mature leader who can manoeuvre with finesse through a multi-dimensional and often messy geo-political matrix of global,
How do South Sudanese perceive peace in their country?
Sudanese refugees who have fled from the war in Sudan get off a truck loaded with families arriving at a Transit Centre for refugees in Renk, on February 13, 2024. Thousands have now fled from the war in Sudan to South Sudan since the conflict exploded in April 2023, according
Basil February: A life of immense courage and sacrifice
Terry February speaks at the funeral of his brother Basil in Somerset West on October 23, 2024. The mortal remains of Basil February, a member of the ANC’s armed wing Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) who was killed in action in the then Rhodesia on August 16, 1967, was repatriated to South
‘No fundamental shift expected in Washington’s approach to Africa’
A woman casts her ballot during early voting for the US general election at a polling station at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 3, 2024. Picture: Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP. DR SIZO NKALA DOES Africa have a stake in the outcomes of the upcoming US
DA’s foreign policy naivety undermines SA’s global standing
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the BRICS 2024 summit held in Kazan, Russia on 22-24 October, 2024. South Africa’s current defence of its foreign policy sovereignty and the constructive role of the BRICS Plus initiative present challenges for the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) benefactors and puppeteers, says the writer. Picture:
No solutions for the working class with Godongwana’s budget
South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana (2nd from left) and his finance brains trust before the delivery of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on November 1, 2024. From the point of view of the ANC as the leading political party in the GNU, it is
COP16 condemns capitalist devastation, debate new funding models
Chief Ninawa Huni Kui, of Brazil’s Amazon Huni Kuin Indigenous people, takes part in a protest against the killing of environmental activists, at the blue zone of the COP16 summit in Cali, Colombia, on October 31, 2024. As is the case with most UN climate meetings, the most polluting countries that
No rule book in Africa’s theatre of democracy, intolerance on the rise
Democracy has offered little or no fortress against the endemic poverty and conflict heralded in by colonial conquest, nor has it afforded the assortment of human rights and freedoms one associates with democracy, says the writer. Picture: Independent Archives By Kim Heller THE gold-plated crown of democracy in Africa has
SADC demands ‘unilateral’ lifting of US sanctions on Zimbabwe
MEMBERS of the World Wide Forum for Economic Development gather to picket against sanctions imposed by the US on Zimbabwe at the US Embassy in Pretoria on October 25, 2023. THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for the “immediate and unconditional removal ” of sanctions against Zimbabwe. Picture:
Commonwealth ‘a relic of the past’ as big names skip summit
COMMONWEALTH Secretary General Patricia Scotland (R) in conversation with Britain’s King Charles III during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, on October 25, 2024. The Commonwealth therefore stands the distinct chance of becoming a relic of the past, says the writer. Picture:
Trump’s victory no cause to celebrate for Africa’s growth and development
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivering her closing remarks during the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum held at the Nasrec Expo Centre
Ramaphosa’s indecision a stark contrast to Mandela’s firmness
African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela smiles broadly as he casts his historic vote on April 27, 1994 in Ohlange, outside Durban, during South
New AU Commission leader faces a tough task to reverse continent’s chaotic slide
Sudanese people fleeing the al-Jazira state stand next to their belongings near the eastern city of Gedaref on November 2, 2024. The new AU Commission
How do South Sudanese perceive peace in their country?
Sudanese refugees who have fled from the war in Sudan get off a truck loaded with families arriving at a Transit Centre for refugees in
Basil February: A life of immense courage and sacrifice
Terry February speaks at the funeral of his brother Basil in Somerset West on October 23, 2024. The mortal remains of Basil February, a member
‘No fundamental shift expected in Washington’s approach to Africa’
A woman casts her ballot during early voting for the US general election at a polling station at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids,
DA’s foreign policy naivety undermines SA’s global standing
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the BRICS 2024 summit held in Kazan, Russia on 22-24 October, 2024. South Africa’s current defence of its foreign
No solutions for the working class with Godongwana’s budget
South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana (2nd from left) and his finance brains trust before the delivery of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement
COP16 condemns capitalist devastation, debate new funding models
Chief Ninawa Huni Kui, of Brazil’s Amazon Huni Kuin Indigenous people, takes part in a protest against the killing of environmental activists, at the blue
No rule book in Africa’s theatre of democracy, intolerance on the rise
Democracy has offered little or no fortress against the endemic poverty and conflict heralded in by colonial conquest, nor has it afforded the assortment of