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Insiders Insight: Unrepentant Jacob Zuma claims he’s victim of a plot
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Insiders Insight: Who wins when Bostwana’s presidents feud?
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
ZANU-PF cannot fix Zimbabwe’s crisis. It needs the opposition.
Former Finance Minister and MDC deputy Tendai Biti says only the opposition has the credibility to create the change desperately needed. Zimbabwe is in ... -
Why the activist who stopped a $76-billion nuclear deal is still fighting
Makoma Lekalakala says the campaign against nuclear is ongoing and that water may be the next front in South Africa’s environmental struggle. As Makoma ... -
Gukurahundi: Can the man accused of opening the wounds heal them?
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa has called for open debate on massacres in the 1980s that he allegedly masterminded. Many are unconvinced. This article was made ... -
“Why now?” Mass promotions raise eyebrows ahead of Malawi elections
Civil society and opposition groups question why the government gave pay raises to thousands of public workers in the run-up to the tight election. ... -
Malawi elections: A three-horse race too close to call
There are three leading candidates vying to be Malawi’s next president. The victor could win with less than 30% of the vote. On 21 ... -
South Africa election shakes major parties but little more
The results from the 8 May general elections suggest the ruling ANC and main opposition DA retain widespread, if reluctant, support. Khayelitsha is the ... -
Nu tou Creole: Are we Mauritians really African?
The Kreol language binds Mauritius’ diverse communities together and links us all, inescapably, to our country’s African origins. This is the fourth article in ... -
Hope, promise and folly: What South Africa’s embrace of Kiswahili means
South Africa’s relationship with the rest of Africa is often conflicted. The decision to teach Kiswahili in schools gives a glimpse into what could ...