The shake-up has seen young, feminist and anti-neoliberal voices emerge from the 15 May general election
IEC says it is technically ready for the election, but Covid-19 raises safety concerns around voting and political campaigning.
Never mind the past: at the Zondo commission Ramaphosa looked to the future — and local government elections
Michela Wrong debunks the myth of Rwanda as a model developmental state and a poster child for Western aid, the theme of her latest book
With a good business model, the power utility can move to reliable, cost-effective clean energy, says the International Institute for Sustainable Development
Even when only one result is possible, elections can tell us a lot about what’s really going on
Hundreds of opposition supporters have disappeared in the last few months, allegedly detained or abducted by Uganda’s security forces
Lulama Ngcukayitobi warns that the RET group is not a faction, suggesting it has ‘grown into a formidable organisation that will contest the ANC’
The public’s lack of trust in formal institutions means the election is a potential tinderbox. The people of Zambia need to challenge the status quo
A proposed cyber law will muzzle Zambians and restrict the opposition ahead of the elections
Norman Chisale, the former Malawian president’s security chief, is struggling to account for his enormous wealth.
Kembo Mohadi resigned this week after allegedly conducting not one but two extramarital affairs while in office
The president says the message to Jacob Zuma will be a simple one: respect the rule of law
Following in Fela’s footsteps, Femi and Made Kuti continue the family legacy with their new album
‘The only thing they want is for us to sing the praises of President Kagame,’ said Kizito Mihigo, in one of the last interviews before his death.
In exclusive interviews, former officials explain what has gone wrong and why the United States keeps making the same mistakes
The president focuses on the economy and Covid-19 in his 2021 Sona, but his pledge of SA’s rebirth is undermined by corruption and factionalism
A democratic administration is likely to revert to the US’s default position on global affairs, which doesn’t leave much for Africa to celebrate
Photographer Tshepiso Mazibuko says she is an artist at heart, and lets her imagination take control
The ANC has slammed conspiracy theorists and cautioned against showing complacency towards the deadly virus
In his announcement, President Cyril Ramaphosa called the late minister ‘a life-long champion of freedom and democracy’
Bobi Wine and William Ruto set out to upend the political status quo in their respective countries
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
The case of Andile Lungisa illustrates the need for more accountability and discipline within political parties
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
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
The minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, likes to watch the British medical drama series Casualty, she tells Sheree Bega
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
Travel bans issued to Ernest Bai Koroma and dozens of top officials as Sierra Leonean corruption investigation gathers momentum
The ANC has used its power to create networks of patronage. And this means going after corruption will cost the party financially
Mike van Graan’s 2012 political thriller comes to life again ― and its themes are more relevant than ever
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?