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Forgetting Marikana: What does Ramaphosa’s rise mean for poor South Africans?
As director of Lonmin, the multi-millionaire saw miners striking for a living wage as criminals. Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as the ruling ANC’s president last ... -
Boiling a frog: Ramaphosa’s patient battle for the soul of the ANC
Ramaphosa is now president of a deeply divided party. History suggests he will move cautiously, but effectively. Cyril Ramaphosa’s dramatic election as president of ... -
Zuma vs. Ramaphosa: South Africa now has two centres of power
Cyril Ramaphosa may be the new leader of the ruling party, but Jacob Zuma still controls the state. Rumours that President Jacob Zuma has ... -
Africa’s battle against malnutrition can be won. These 4 principles will help.
A quarter of the world’s malnourished population is in sub-Saharan Africa, but there have been some notable successes. The battle against malnutrition in Africa ... -
No puppet: President Lourenço stamps his authority on Angola
Two months into office, Dos Santos’ handpicked successor is systematically removing the former president’s children from state power. On 15 November, as most of ... -
Zimbabwe: How impeachment would actually work
Impeaching President Mugabe will not be a quick or a simple affair. Now that ZANU-PF has resolved to commence impeachment proceedings against Zimbabwe’s President ... -
Power to the party: Zimbabwe’s coup isn’t a revolution but a consolidation
President Mugabe’s successor may make some economic reforms, but don’t expect ZANU-PF to loosen its grip on power. Many in Zimbabwe and beyond are ... -
“Only the short-sighted would say we’ve been liberated”: Life continues amid Zimbabwe’s political limbo
Zimbabweans are on tenterhooks and social media is abuzz. But most are going about their daily business as they wait to see what happens ... -
Zimbabwe: Coup or not, this is the end of an era
The liberation generation has decided to maintain its power through the use of gun. What now? This is the end of an era. But ... -
“A symbolic representation of life”: Behind Malawi’s blood-sucking beliefs
Nine people have been killed by vigilantes recently. But this isn’t the first time rumours of vampires sucking people’s blood have surfaced in Malawi. ...
