How and why I plan to support the GNU – Part one
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Watching developments in the Government of National Unity (GNU) over the recent period, I remain hopeful that its being set up will represent a new... →
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What does Saudi Arabian membership of BRICS mean for South African agricultural exports?
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The inclusion of Saudi Arabia in the BRICS alliance presents a significant opportunity for South Africa to expand its livestock exports,... →
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Hasty constitutional reforms deepen tensions in Togo
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Togo’s successive crises have been driven by conflicts relating to presidential term limits and democratic power transfers. Togo’s recently revised... →
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What are the South Africans doing in Eastern DRC?
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Four years into a protracted war between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan supported M23 rebel group, the eastern DRC is... →
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Moment of consequence?
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As is the case for the country as a whole, South Africa’s industrial development is at “a moment of fundamental consequence”, to borrow a line from... →
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It takes a while but, slowly, one gets to see the possibility of things. Climate action has long been the mainstay of a specific tradition, which... →
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Ramaphosa made practical choices for South Africa’s multi-party cabinet – how this will help him down the line
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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s multi-party cabinet of national unity has been sworn in. Much of the attention leading up to the... →
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Kenya’s beleaguered president Ruto chose a live interview to defend his record, but did his claims add up?
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Under siege from young citizens furious over tax plans widely seen as punitive, police abductions and the killing of protesters, Kenyan president... →
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The Health of the People Must be the Supreme Law
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Cicero, the highly gifted orator and lawyer - he of the heydays of the Roman Empire, once argued that the health of the people, the health of... →
