A threatened coup in Lesotho was averted in 1998 and so was the apartheid regime’s attempt to cede part of South Africa to Swaziland
Vladimir Putin has breached international law and South Africa argues that the matter must be resolved through dialogue — but this assumes the autocrat and rogue leader will participate in good faith
The Mandela family saga has not abated: Makaziwe faces criminal charges; trustees, including Moseneke, are silent; and Madiba’s possessions were saved from auction only at the last minute
Lindiwe Sisulu and other power and prosperity seekers in the ANC had the authority to improve the lives of ‘the people’, but didn’t
The hardest part of reckoning is the reckoning and where the archbishop is resented it is not for the ways in which the TRC failed but those in which it succeeded and brought an unfathomable past into a flawed present, writes Elisha Kunene.
Our best guess is he would be in pain watching the spiralling factionalism in the ANC
The past year exposed the ruling party’s weaknesses, but 2022 is an opportunity for it to make substantive, meaningful changes if it is to remain in power
Self-taught beach calligrapher Andrew van der Merwe explains how he has carved a career as a professional lettering artist
Party insiders say Ramaphosa is unlikely to feel the pinch as a result of Eastern Cape regional conferences pitting Oscar Mabuyane against Babalo Madikizela
IFP president emeritus is isolating at home
The ANC has hailed the former struggle veteran and party stalwart as a committed patriot
Research is revealing that poetry may be just what leaders need to navigate today’s troubled waters
The regime’s last president may have ushered in democracy but he refused to take responsibility for the deeds of his National Party government
The death of apartheid’s last leader means some questions now remain forever unanswered
FW De Klerk died in his home having suffered from cancer
Imraan Coovadia’s new book examines how poison has shaped political affairs in Southern Africa
Imraan Coovadia’s new book connects the programmes of poisoning in Rhodesia and South Africa in five essays about the circumstances and men at the centre of their making
Veteran broadcaster Noxolo Grootboom talks to Denvor de Wee about her childhood in the rural Eastern Cape, the day her neighbour Chris Hani was murdered and the secret to her ageless beauty
If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi?
Whether national security should be located inside or outside the presidency must be considered based on functionality and constitutional values
To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
Veteran journalist Felicia Mabuza-Suttle tells us about how she dealt with patriarchy, her passion for youth development and why she is a germaphobe
Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese grew up in a village, taught himself to use a camera and has gone on to win prestigious awards at international festivals
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
Democracy is everyone’s responsibility to defend. Now is a critical time to double up efforts to guard this nation’s constitutional integrity
Complaining about ‘reverse racism’ and BEE serves no one. South Africa’s white youth should focus on entrepreneurship instead
Zambia’s founding father left a lasting legacy
The youth of South Africa need to heed these role models to rise up to the challenges that face them
The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too
Odi Stadium, a unique behemoth that once held 60 000 fans, is clinging to its existence
South African artists found a musical identity and a way to code political messages in the anxious 80s