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Populism faces test in Uganda and Kenya

Africa -
Bobi Wine and William Ruto set out to upend the political status quo in their respective countries
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This is America

Opinion -
To those who lament the events at the Capitol on 6 January, saying, “This is not who we are”: unequal, undemocratic, duplicitous is precisely who we are
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Understanding intra-party democracy

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The case of Andile Lungisa illustrates the need for more accountability and discipline within political parties
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Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021

Africa -
After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges
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The political life of Diego Maradona

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The icon who died on 25 November 2020 was more than just the greatest footballer of all time. From Argentina to Palestine he represented the experiences of the outsider, the oppressed
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Barbara Creecy: ‘You can make a difference if you want to’

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The minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, likes to watch the British medical drama series Casualty, she tells Sheree Bega
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Museveni isn’t worried about winning the election, but about what comes next

Africa -
Uganda’s president is likely to win the next election. But Bobi Wine’s constituency poses the most serious threat yet to his continued rule
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Sierra Leone’s president cracks down on his predecessor

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Travel bans issued to Ernest Bai Koroma and dozens of top officials as Sierra Leonean corruption investigation gathers momentum
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Editorial: Arrests expose the rot in the ANC

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The ANC has used its power to create networks of patronage. And this means going after corruption will cost the party financially
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‘Elusive Spring’ reveals South Africa today

Friday -
Mike van Graan’s 2012 political thriller comes to life again ― and its themes are more relevant than ever
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Calling South African conservatives…

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We’ve tried leftism for long enough and what we have to show for it is corruption and mismanagement, when what we need is jobs and education. Is it time to try out a Mashaba-esque version of right-wing politics?
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Cameroon is a ship without a captain

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Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever
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Achmat Dangor: On writing and change

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Celebrated author and political activist Achmat Dangor died on Sunday at the age of  71. Here, in a 1990 interview published in Staffrider, he speaks to Andries Walter Oliphant about his work and aspects of South African literature and culture
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Campaigning together, but on their own

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Social media is driving a new – largely anonymous – form of protest in Zimbabwe and Zambia
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Remembering Patson Dzamara

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Remembering Patson Dzamara, the Zimbabwean activist who never stopped searching for his brother
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Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly

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Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

Covid-overflow hospital in ruins as SIU investigates

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A high-level probe has begun into hundreds of millions of rand spent by the Gauteng health department to refurbish a hospital that is now seven months behind schedule – and lying empty

​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

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Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

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