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Deepening divisions in the ruling party

Zambia’s guardian is quite a guy

Sean Christie recalls a 2011 interview with new Zambian Interim President Guy Scott, a self-proclaimed do-gooder.

Wage disputes have turned into violent protests that are spreading throughout the Western Cape’s agricultural areas

Leaderless farm strike is ‘organic’

Fed-up farm workers have bypassed unions and political parties and have taken matters into their own hands, writes Sean Christie.

Serious aboiut comics: Andy Mason and Mogorosi

Drawing inspiration from the comic underground

Sean Christie goes on a seven-day mission into South Africa’s ‘exploding’ cartoon culture.

Farm workers Bonginkosi and Sam Mhlongo

Story of an African farm murder

In July 2010, three people were brutally murdered on Sherwood Farm in KZN. But what really happened that night only unravelled in the courtroom.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe

Vote lobbying lands SA in hot water

Amid worsening relations with Nigeria, Pretoria stands accused of buying support for its candidate for African Union commission chief.

Finally free of the bottleneck

Answer to the truckers’ queue

As part of our Dispatches series, we take a look at how trucker Willie gets through Beitbridge.

Wildlife prices too big for genes

Wildlife prices too big for genes

Stampede for buying rare animals has boosted the game industry — but alarm bells are ringing over exorbitant pricing.

New president grows power base

New president of Malawi Joyce Banda has fired some members of government and parliamentarians have crossed the floor, strengthening her power base.

SADC lapse deals Nigeria a prized ace

SADC lapse deals Nigeria a prized ace

South Africa’s continental rival, Nigeria, has seized an opportunity that arose when Africa’s southern region suspended its own court.

SA and the AU: It’s complicated

SA and the AU: It’s complicated

A complex matrix of issues stymied Dlamini-Zuma’s bid for Africa’s top job.

Failed promises steal the glitter from MK’s golden jubilee

Failed promises steal the glitter from MK’s golden jubilee

It should have been a glorious celebration. Instead it had veterans wondering what they fought for.

Africa divided over climate-smart agriculture

Agriculture is a big issue for the Africa Group at COP17, with many African delegates sporting "No Agriculture, No Deal" badges.

Little Karoo town learns to live with permaculture

Little Karoo town learns to live with permaculture

A group of ‘hippies’ is living the dream on what was a basket-case farm near Ladismith.

SA heavyweights keep the talks on track

SA’s COP17 delegation, said to be more than 100-strong, includes key figures drawn from the private sector for the Durban mega-event.

Ministry lobbies for climate-smart agriculture programme

The agriculture minister’s advisers are lobbying on her behalf to have "a single line about agriculture included in the final text from COP17.

To kill an African giant

<b>Sean Christie</b> and <b>Lisa King</b> travelled to Malawi to find out the fate of the iconic Mount Mulanji cedar.

False starts and growing pains: the fight to save the cedars

If appropriate research-based management practices are not found, the Mount Mulanje will be without its signature tree in a few years.

Agriculture running on the smell of an oil rag

Agriculture running on the smell of an oil rag

Things have gone very wrong for Malawi’s president and that could cripple the government’s ability to deliver subsidised fertiliser and seed farmers.

History of Malawi’s Input Subsidy Programme

A short history of Malawi’s maize seed and fertilizer project called Malawi’s Input Subsidy Programme.

Flying high with His Excellency is enlightening

Flying high with His Excellency is enlightening

<b>Sean Christie</b> joined Zambian President Rupiah Banda on his well-funded campaign trail.