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Robert Mugabe has secured his immunity from prosecution and can live safely in Zimbabwe.

Mugabe’s final offer: ‘I’ll trade Grace for power’

Even as pressure increased and right until the last hour, Robert Mugabe fought to stay in power

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari departs for London at Nnamdi Azikwke airport of Abuja.

Nigeria’s president slammed for not acting on ‘secret recruitment’ scandal

Children of well-placed families are landing plum posts amid Muhammadu Buhari’s war on corruption.

Nigeria’s Mr Clean-Up dazzles UK

President Buhari’s anti-corruption plans have gone down a treat, but is there too much on his plate?

President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.

Djibouti: Court turns to farce as Guelleh lays low

Opposition leader Abdourahman Boreh is expected to continue his almost comical cross-examination today as the president remains absent.

Deepening divisions in the ruling party

Emotional send off for Zambia’s Michael Sata

African leaders joined thousands of Zambians as they bid farewell to late president Michael Sata on Tuesday.

Marikana: Loan undermines Lonmin’s arguments, says academic

Lonmin claimed it couldn’t afford to build promised houses for workers, despite the World Bank making $150-million available.

Zim govt squabbles over China

Officials are not in agreement on plans to mortgage the country’s minerals to China.

Zim: Mujuru brings her base to heel

Political manoeuvring has cleared a path to the December elective congress for the vice-president.

Kenya’s war on terror is East Africa’s looming nightmare

Kenya’s crackdown on Muslim militants may only worsen the problem, with the use of alleged extra-judicial measures only fueling the fire.

Biti ups efforts to boot Tsvangirai

The MDC factions are becoming increasingly cut-throat in their battle for party ascendancy.

Hunted in Uganda: Save us from this ‘sexuality genocide’

This is an SOS to the whole world: Help the LGBTI community survive this "sexuality genocide" in Uganda, writes a transgender woman from Kampala.

10 Things about the manifesto

With election season upon us, we look at the manifesto: a declaration of belief and/or intention by a person or group, that goes back to the 1500s.

Call for South Africa’s top young creative entrepreneurs

Young South African entrepreneurs with businesses in digital publishing, live music, broadcast, culture, fashion and design can enter Connect ZA.

Ramaphosa ‘perfect’ for ANC in Australia

The party’s deputy has the best credentials to expand its global reach, but SA expatriates may well be indifferent.

10 things about education

From the amount of pupils who will make it past grade 10 to the matric pass rate, here are 10 things you might not have known about education in SA.

Author CA Davids. (Supplied)

Author’s Notes: CA Davids

CA Davids answers questions about her debut novel, The Blacks of Cape Town (Modjadji).

Why Mugabe can’t call Zimbabwe polls

Zanu-PF and the MDC are in new talks as legal problems delay President Robert Mugabe’s wish for elections on June 29.

Ten things about Justin Bieber

Ten things you need to know about Canadian teen-pop sensation Justin Bieber.

Suzman was against apartheid, but she was not for liberation

The DA has the right to blow its own trumpet about the role it played in history. But it has no right to insult the intelligence of our nation.