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This is how Lungu is planning to rig Zambia’s 2021 general election

Africa Sishuwa Sishuwa - 25 Sep 2020

The president is trying to amend the Constitution and create a new voters’ roll in a bid to stay in power

Rights are at risk without principled leadership in the US Supreme Court

Opinion Gretchen Wilson-Prangley - 22 Sep 2020

COMMENT: My sons, I weep because Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought gender discrimination, has died and Donald Trump, under whom hardwon victories have been eroded, wants to be elected president again

Cameroon is a ship without a captain

Africa Maurice Kamto - 21 Sep 2020

Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever

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Heritage Month leaves much to be desired

Opinion Andy Du Plessis - 10 Sep 2020

Our economy may have doubled since 1994, but this growth has not trickled down to improve the livelihoods of the majority of South Africans

Khaya Sithole: Lessons to be learned from partitions

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 20 Aug 2020

South Africa’s economic, racial and social divides invite unrest that will leave us all worse off

Reforming a broken system: Can Electoral Act amendments revive faith in SA’s democracy?

Opinion Luke Feltham - 18 Aug 2020

Pure politics: Incoming Electoral Act changes could revolutionise our political landscape. Or not

‘Killing the chicken to scare the monkey’: what Jimmy Lai’s arrest means for Hong Kong’s independent media

Top Six Brendan Clift - 12 Aug 2020

Although self-censorship has long been a concern, Hong Kong has traditionally enjoyed a vibrant free press

Effective and professional government communication is essential to democracy

Opinion Fidel Hadebe - 11 Aug 2020

Spelling and factual mistakes cause irreparable damage to department credibility

The language of Afrikaans is not the problem

Opinion Conrad Steenkamp - 2 Aug 2020

English is a valuable resource, but we cannot continue to promote it at the expense of the indigenous languages — including Afrikaans

Eusebius McKaiser: A school’s Christian ethos doesn’t justify prejudice

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 28 Jul 2020

Christian Life Private School barred a pupil because he wore a bracelet with cultural significance, but the decision — even in the private sphere — is constitutionally wrong

Is WhatsApp shaping democracy in Africa?

Africa Nic Cheeseman, Jonathan Fisher, Idayat Hassan & Jamie Hitchen - 21 Jul 2020

A study shows that the social messaging platform is both emancipatory and destructive, particularly during election campaigns

Danger: Burundi’s new president

Africa Thierry Uwamahoro - 2 Jul 2020

Évariste Ndayishimiye’s first speech as president, and the conspicuous absence of Burundi’s main opposition leader, do not bode well for democracy

Chakwera has his work cut out restoring democratic rule that delivers for Malawians

Africa Adem K Abebe - 30 Jun 2020

The new president leads a party which was at the forefront of the country’s fight for independence from Britain and went on to rule during the 27-year dictatorship of Hastings Banda

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Rule of law must first be strengthened by people power

Africa Doug Coltart - 23 Jun 2020

Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken

In Zambia, Covid-19 has claimed democracy, not human life

Africa Sishuwa Sishuwa - 15 Jun 2020

The novel coronavirus has not only claimed Zambian lives, but has also put the country’s democracy at stake

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