‘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?
Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever
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
Social media is driving a new – largely anonymous – form of protest in Zimbabwe and Zambia
Remembering Patson Dzamara, the Zimbabwean activist who never stopped searching for his brother
Activists in the Kingdom of eSwatini are routinely arrested on vague and flimsy charges
We cannot divorce President Cyril Ramaphosa from the ANC. Now it’s up to citizens to organise for change and mobilise against corruption
Zimbabwe called its coup a military-assisted transition to sidestep sanctions. Mali is doing the same. But failing to call power grabs by their name makes it harder to defend democracy
Pure politics: Incoming Electoral Act changes could revolutionise our political landscape. Or not
COMMENT: For all Bobi Wine’s evident popularity, it remains to be seen if he can build a political machine capable of posing a serious threat to Uganda’s president
Pick your battles. Be careful who you sleep with. And learn to accept defeat
The rumour mill can shape politics — and reveal uncomfortable truths
ANC superfans are so vested in a romantic vision of a political party with a great past that they struggle to accept the realities of what this party has become.
Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused ‘dark forces’ of destabilising the country
Many Ugandans find Stella Nyanzi’s mode of protest, including vulgar insults and stripping to make a point, unsettling. But her challenge to the country’s patriarchy could bring much-needed reform