‘The department of education’s plan to make history compulsory for every learner throughout their schooling career is to be applauded’
Mnangagwa will not, on his own, be a salve to Zimbabwe’s problems
‘In many ways, rugby can be seen as symbolic of the pitfalls bedevilling the best-intentioned attempts at nation-building’
‘We’re good at the annual hand-wringing about government’s wasteful ways. But what is not quantified is the number of people who are being failed’
‘Cash-in-transit heists seem to be a South African speciality. They are now happening at an average of one a day, according to some accounts’
‘Although it is not the first time South Africa has recalled its ambassador, this week’s move marked a more decisive response to Israeli aggression’
‘Given the vast scale of the depredations suffered by the SOEs, it’s clear that restoration will be a huge job’
‘Like a compulsive shopper using one credit card to pay off another, too many African governments are taking on too much debt far too casually’
An often cited definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result
‘In its history, only three women heads of state have been represented at the AU’