Dictatorship

Take action against church capture by cult leaders

Article Sello Ivan Phahle - 3 Oct 2019

The actions of some pastors and bishops are criminal and damage their followers

Will Tunisia continue to democratise?

Africa Caroline Nelly Perrot - 12 Sep 2019

The approach of presidential elections on September 15 has once again raised the question of whether Tunisia's nascent democracy will last

Neoliberalism and the march of impunity in Equatorial Guinea

Africa Joseph Mangarella - 21 Aug 2019

How does the world's longest serving autocrat remain in power?

Equatorial Guinea’s president to mark 40 years in power

Africa Agency - 1 Aug 2019

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's 40th anniversary in power will be marked by a series of events in three main cities

Yes, victims can bring Gambia’s dictator to justice

Article Reed Brody & Comment Author - 20 Jul 2019

Gambian President Adama Barrow has said that he will await the report of the country’s truth commission before pursuing Jammeh’s possible extradition

How democratic revolutions are being subverted in Algeria and Sudan

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 29 May 2019

One of the most misleading myths about African politics is the idea of the all-powerful leader who rules on their own through their cunning and wit

Bolsonaro’s three-month rule a disaster

Article Benjamin Fogel - 12 Apr 2019

Even the rats are jumping ship as the economy flounders amid poor governance decisions

Casualties mount in Togo protests

Africa Emile Kouton - 20 Oct 2017

Opposition ire over the president’s extended term in office spilled over into the streets this week

Zuma’s recipe: How to make an African dictator

Analysis Dineo Bendile - 13 Jul 2017

"Perhaps the only factor standing in the way of his dictatorship cake is the absence of enough heat"

AU-backed tribunal jails Chadian dictator Hissène Habré

Article Malick Rokhy Ba - 31 May 2016

The trial and judgment on the continent has been hailed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and other countries and organisations.

Djibouti opposition leader vindicated

Africa Mail Guardian Correspondent - 3 Mar 2016

Weeks before President Ismaïl Guelleh stands for an unconstitutional fourth term, he has lost a “politically motivated” case against his former ally.

‘I murdered 18 people for the Pinochet regime’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Dec 2015

Suicidal man confesses on a live radio phone-in to participating in the deaths of opponents of the late military dictator Augusto Pinochet.

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Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

Paddy Harper - 25 Feb 2020

Another apartheid era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

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State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Franny Rabkin - 24 Feb 2020

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is "owed to the nation"

National

eThekwini commuters pay for council’s contracts

Greg Ardé - 24 Feb 2020

Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services

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Achieving the litmus test of social relevance

Derek Davey - 24 Feb 2020

The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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