A year into Hakainde Hichilema’s first term as president reveals he is more interested in colluding with the West and dividing the country along ethnic lines
Many ANC leaders and officials have been implicated in allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing; Zuma’s is merely the most prominent case
Covid-19 has exposed, among a host of other things, the glaring gaps that appear when the wrong people have been put in the job
Sixteen people identified during mass testing in the Eastern Cape were first taken to a B&B before being taken to a hospital
We should look to the Philippines, where barangays, or neighbourhood governments, help to empower communities
Law enforcement agencies are cracking down on the high profile family of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, accused of plundering revenues from the country’s vast oil wealth. During dos Santos’ 38-year rule from 1979, his offspring occupied top positions in the government and in lucrative sectors ranging from banking, telecoms and media to […]
Allegations and counter-allegations are flying between the board’s chair, management and staff
​Angolan President Joao Lourenco has fired his predecessor’s daughter, Isabel dos Santos, from her influential post as head of the state oil company
The council’s boss feels he is being targeted for opposing a bid to meddle in a tender .
Several political observers have hinted that a recent spate of incidents – dismissed as random acts of crime – may be the workings of state security.
The Angolan president is buying time in an attempt to diffuse growing political tensions and balance popular demands with his personal interests.
When the politically connected keep gorging at the trough, bona fide black talent is kept back, writes William Gumede.
A whistle-blower has claimed that the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation created a job for the chief executive’s wife, Ngeniswa Tyobeka.
"We [the ANC] are not ashamed of cadre deployment. We will continue to implement it without fail," says the Free State premier.
The president’s fall on the red carpet made him mortal – but laid bare the nation’s hate and hurt.
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Thuthukile Zuma’s job as chief of staff at the telecommunications and postal ministry has been okayed, but efforts to change the status quo are afoot.
While Zimbabwean officials deny vice-president Joice Mujuru’s resignation, President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace has embarked on a smear campaign.
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Botswana’s executive has accepted a high court ruling that protects "free and fair election" through a secret ballot, as opposed to a show of hands.
New research has dropped a bombshell about the prevalence of jobs for pals within the ruling party.
Namibia’s elite have benefited from billions in rough diamonds over the past six years
M&G readers write in about the EFF and freedom of speech, and how Thuthukile Zuma’s job is an insult to our democracy.
Aged just 25, Thuthukile Zuma has been bumped up to chief of staff in the telecoms department.
Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa is under fire for pushing cronies, including radio and TV celebs, into key posts.
An M&G investigation has revealed President Ian Khama’s extensive use of the Botswana state to establish a far-reaching network built on patronage.
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Jose dos Santos’s supporters brush off the allegations of nepotism and say his kids are well educated and simply want to be involved in their country.
Staff in the communications department have pointed fingers at Minister Dina Pule’s unethical appointments, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Independent Democrats (ID) leader Patricia de Lille on Wednesday dismissed allegations of nepotism against her as "baseless nonsense".
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Union dossier on corruption in Telkom implicates 16 current and former senior managers and executives.
Government employees in the Western Cape will be given 90 days to disclose their business interests or face "disciplinary action".
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Former Vodacom CEO Alan Knott-Craig defended himself in the media on Tuesday against allegations of nepotism.
The management of the University of Zululand (Unizulu) has been accused of poor management, racism and nepotism.
The secretary of the National Assembly, Zingile Dingani, has been suspended, the speaker’s office confirmed on Tuesday.