Indications from Pretoria are that the remains of Winnie Mandela will be committed to mother earth April 14th, 2011. So says Cyril Ramaphosa, South African president for whom this is describ... Read more
Jacob Zuma did not wait for the deadline of Wednesday midnight. He left two hours before the deadline. It must have become clear to him that he had lost it at last. The ANC and the people of... Read more
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, (ANC) has just issued a dramatic, seemingly conclusive statement, giving President Jacob Zuma up till the end of today to re... Read more
Written by Robin Denselow and published in The Guardian in the UK (Jan 23rd, 2018) as “Hugh Masekela Obituary” with a rider “Trumpeter and singer-songwriter who was a pioneer of jazz in Sout... Read more
The 54th National Congress of the African National Congress, (ANC) has ended with the victory of Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent Deputy President of South Africa. He is expected to go... Read more
Counting of votes is in progress at the 54th National Congress of South Africa’s hegemonic political party, the African National Congress, (ANC). Results are being expected anytime fro... Read more
It is a typically distressing but frank portrait of Africa. It goes as follows: “If potential were edible, Africa would have the best-fed people on earth. The vast continent has 60% of the w... Read more
A book is just out in South Africa. It is causing as much commotion as it was intended to. Written by a former journalist who was approached by dedicated whistle blowers to spill it all “abo... Read more
It is hope rising in Nigeria as the opposition party PDP rose from prolonged political hospitalisation to stage a return, wage psychological warfare on the ruling APC similar to what the opp... Read more
