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ESWATINI

African leaders use anti-terror laws to silence journalists

Reporters in Eswatini, Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia and Cameroon have been arrested

  • William Gumede
5 min read
There are many opportunistic leaders who understand — and exploit — the broken nature of communities for self-enrichment.
APARTHEID

Traumatised societies need honest, self-aware leaders

Politicians must desist from blaming the actions of the former oppressor for their own decisions

  • William Gumede
6 min read
Since the end of colonialism after the Second World War, the focus has generally been on African states unleashing violence against citizens, which has set back development. (Reuters)
AFRICA

How a lack of democracy fuels violent extremism in Africa

Research on violence in Africa argues that it is mainly within the context of a weak state that has lost control over its people and institutions

  • William Gumede Author
4 min read
Marginalised: Carol Moses, who led an anti-apartheid march at the age of 14, was one of the independent youth leaders of the 1980s overlooked by the ANC leadership when it came to power. Photo: Student Voice/UWC Archive
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

The forgotten cadres are the ANC’s loss

The death of an Eighties student activist reminds us how much South Africa owes to that generation

  • William Gumede
8 min read
(Graphic: John McCann)
CORRUPTION

Disintegrating state capacity is a betrayal of democracy

South Africa is repeatedly failing to live up to its declared policies because of corruption, ineptitude and political patronage

  • William Gumede
5 min read
African universities need to develop closer relationships with institutions in developed countries
AFRICAN ECONOMY

Boost Africa’s economy with knowledge

African universities are under immense pressure to accelerate their developmental projects.

  • William Gumede
7 min read
Led by the unions
AGANG SA

If the ANC’s rivals are all right, what’s left?

Disillusioned ANC backers feel they don’t have credible options, and a union-based body à la Brazil’s Workers’ Party could rebalance SA’s democracy.

  • William Gumede
8 min read