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
Today may close with new presidents in two leading African countries just as it could be otherwise. In South Africa, parliamentarians would be voting on a No Confidence motion that could see... Read more
The electoral road to power will witness a crack traveler on the track soon should the South African Communist Party, (SACP) make good its threat to quit alliance with the African National C... Read more
It started first in Nigeria when three former Heads of State – former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar met and took whatever collective position presum... Read more
Explaining Mandela’s Strategy in 1994 By Ben Turok Nigeria is in crisis and there are as many propositions on the way out as there are the proponents. There are those who would say let’s fig... Read more
A leadership recruitment earthquake is unraveling in South Africa where the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has endorsed Cyril Ramaphosa, t... Read more
By Jay Naidoo The 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, the most comprehensive in Africa, launched on Monday by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, reveals that improvement in overall governance... Read more
By Jeff Rudin Mention the word Eskom and the standard response, once the eye-rolling and hair pulling is over, is near-unanimous cries of “restructure the monopoly! Break it up! Involve the... Read more
