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Barack Obama

Obama cannot salvage Michigan for US presidential candidate Kamala Harris
Thought Leader
/ 25 October 2024

Obama cannot salvage Michigan for US presidential candidate Kamala Harris

People would be better off voting for Green Party candidate Jill Stein if they want the war in Gaza to stop

By Aaron Ng’ambi
No more right or left wings in politics
Opinion
/ 7 September 2024

No more right or left wings in politics

The left stood for a social agenda and the right for the individual’s needs. Now politics is self-serving

By Donovan E Williams
Manufacturing a presidential candidate: The case of Kamala Harris
Opinion
/ 3 August 2024

Manufacturing a presidential candidate: The case of Kamala Harris

The US vice-president needs to come up with a message that resonates with the white middle and working class to win them over in this election

By Aaron Ng’ambi
President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit: What is Iran looking for in Africa?
Thought Leader
/ 3 August 2023

President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit: What is Iran looking for in Africa?

The Middle-Eastern power is waking up to the continent’s potential as a strategic partner for oil exploration, among other win-win ventures

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Break US domination and build Africa’s nations with BRICS
Opinion
/ 30 March 2023

Break US domination and build Africa’s nations with BRICS

Africa is in a position to mobilise more countries to end decades-long US hegemony and leverage the continent’s position economically and politically

By Phillip Dexter and Roscoe Palm
‘South Africa on a path to unjust transition’
Business
/ 11 August 2022

‘South Africa on a path to unjust transition’

The country needs a greener economy but energy specialists say policymakers must ensure the creation of a fairer economy in the process

By Sarah Smit
Q&A Sessions: ‘Age only dictates how long it’s been since you were born’
National
/ 16 December 2021

Q&A Sessions: ‘Age only dictates how long it’s been since you were born’

Nine-year-old Soborno Isaac Bari is the world’s youngest professor. The maths and science genius and Nobel prize nominee was recently in South Africa

By Denvor de Wee
Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship
Politics
/ 29 August 2021

Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship

To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.

By Luke Feltham
‘No one took us seriously’: Black cops warned about racist Capitol police for years
World
/ 15 January 2021

‘No one took us seriously’: Black cops warned about racist Capitol police for years

Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building

By Joshua Kaplan, Joaquin Sapien and ProPublica
Will Biden and Harris help us breathe again?
Opinion
/ 14 November 2020

Will Biden and Harris help us breathe again?

The United States’ newly elected leaders, Joe Biden and Kamala Devi Harris, must help recalibrate a global politics of hope and empathy

By Suntosh R Pillay
Finding my faith in Trump’s America
Africa
/ 3 November 2020

Finding my faith in Trump’s America

From the heady days of Obama’s inauguration to the everyday fears of living while black, Jakki Kerubo had a front-row seat to one of the most turbulent periods in US history

By Jakki Kerubo
The journalist who was shot in cold blood
Africa
/ 18 June 2020

The journalist who was shot in cold blood

Ahmed Divela was one of Ghana’s most fearless investigative journalists. This edited excerpt about his killing is from Faces of Assassination

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
We cannot reform ourselves out of the times we are in
Opinion
/ 1 June 2020

We cannot reform ourselves out of the times we are in

To end racism, we will have to change the structures from which it draws its mandate, and get rid of liberal and right-wing politicians who give it oxygen while we are being asphyxiated

By Mukoma Wa Ngugi
After disastrous Zuma years, Ramaphosa must provide foreign policy clarity
Opinion
/ 20 May 2020

After disastrous Zuma years, Ramaphosa must provide foreign policy clarity

For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders

By Robert Shivambu
What Bernie Sanders needs to learn from black voters in South Africa
Analysis
/ 8 March 2020

What Bernie Sanders needs to learn from black voters in South Africa

Senator Sanders must explicitly demonstrate that a US government that can guarantee universal healthcare is the best path to building long-term black wealth

By Nomalanga Mkhize
US presidential campaign 2020: The Democratic conundrum
Analysis
/ 2 March 2020

US presidential campaign 2020: The Democratic conundrum

As Super Tuesday looms, there are five candidates left in the Democratic race. But the party must ensure it selects someone who will be able to defeat incumbent Donald Trump

By Charles R Stith
Valeria Luiselli tells stories to shame us
Article
/ 14 February 2020

Valeria Luiselli tells stories to shame us

Over and over again she writes about the lost children picked up on the United States border

By Bongani Kona
SA to US: Hurt us and it’ll hurt you
Article
/ 14 February 2020

SA to US: Hurt us and it’ll hurt you

South Africa’s preferred trade status is likely to be removed, which means exports will cost more

By Thando Maeko
JP Mika is a Congolese artist in full bloom
Article
/ 5 February 2020

JP Mika is a Congolese artist in full bloom

The painter, who hails from the DRC, is currently presenting his first solo exhibition outside his home country in Paris

By Riason Naidoo
Soleimani air strike: Why this is a dangerous escalation of US assassination policy
Article
/ 12 January 2020

Soleimani air strike: Why this is a dangerous escalation of US assassination policy

The Trump administration is only the latest to push the boundaries of the law to take out foreign adversaries

By Luca Trenta
Soleimani killing, US strategic incoherence
Article
/ 10 January 2020

Soleimani killing, US strategic incoherence

Given the general’s standing, Iran is unlikely to back down

By Richard N Haass
How Big Data swung Senegal’s vote
Africa
/ 6 September 2019

How Big Data swung Senegal’s vote

From a house in Dakar, ex-Obama staffers ran a top-secret data analysis unit that transformed incumbent Macky Sall’s presidential campaign

By Simon Allison
US Democratic frontrunner Biden drops in polls after debate
Article
/ 2 July 2019

US Democratic frontrunner Biden drops in polls after debate

Biden, a former vice president under Barack Obama, still polls the highest at 22% among the two-dozen contenders for the Democratic nomination

By Agency
Biden to hit campaign trail before blue-collar supporters
Article
/ 29 April 2019

Biden to hit campaign trail before blue-collar supporters

For his first public event since announcing his candidacy last Thursday, Biden chose Pennsylvania, the state where he was born 76 years ago

By Staff Reporter
Nancy Pelosi: Former US House speaker set to reclaim gavel
Article
/ 3 January 2019

Nancy Pelosi: Former US House speaker set to reclaim gavel

Keeping Donald Trump in check will be among the California Democrat’s top challenges as she presides over the House of Representatives

By Michael Mathes
A genuine democracy is needed
Article
/ 7 December 2018

A genuine democracy is needed

Stability demands that those who are brutally excluded must be given a meaningful voice

By Richard Pithouse
Former US president George H.W. Bush dead at 94
Article
/ 1 December 2018

Former US president George H.W. Bush dead at 94

Bush’s passing comes just months after the death in April of his wife and revered first lady Barbara Bush

By Susan Stumme
De Niro, Biden latest suspected targets as Trump slams media
Article
/ 25 October 2018

De Niro, Biden latest suspected targets as Trump slams media

A spree of suspicious packages and pipe bombs have been sent to opponents of Donald Trump as he lashed out at the media for stirring up "anger"

By Jennie Matthew
Mail bombs to US political figures, media: What we know
Article
/ 25 October 2018

Mail bombs to US political figures, media: What we know

The first bomb was discovered on Monday in a mailbox at the New York home of billionaire financier and Democratic Party supporter George Soros

By Agency
Trump asks media to ‘stop hostility’ after bomb sent to top democrats, CNN
Article
/ 25 October 2018

Trump asks media to ‘stop hostility’ after bomb sent to top democrats, CNN

‘We should not mob people in public spaces or destroy public property. There is one way to settle our disagreements’

By Agency
Suspicious packages target Obama, Clintons
Article
/ 24 October 2018

Suspicious packages target Obama, Clintons

Both Democrats remain two of the most high-profile political figures in the US, which goes to the polls on November 6 in key midterm elections

By Jennie Matthew
Keep defending democracy
Article
/ 12 October 2018

Keep defending democracy

Civil society has fought against the worst of the breaches — securitisation, corruption, secrecy

By Judith February
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