Quest for excellence in African leadership
For the fifth time since its inception the Mo Ibrahim Foundation which awards the Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has failed to issue…
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For the fifth time since its inception the Mo Ibrahim Foundation which awards the Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has failed to issue…
Our devastating leadership vacuum requires others to step into the breach. Paralysis in the ANC and the government over the scandals engulfing President Jacob…
Where were you when…? When Mandela was released? When South Africans voted for the first time in 1994? When 9/11 happened? When Barack Obama…
African-style populism which has swept many a party and leader into power on the continent following independence from colonialism after the Second World War,…
A special judicial report into the “capture” of South Africa’s state institutions has found that President Jacob Zuma is at the very least associated with corruption, if…
The President has been put on notice. South Africans are not ready or willing to give up on this democracy yet. They are in…
What is the extent of corruption in Africa? The recent Global Corruption Barometer shows that 12 of the 13 countries with the worst record…
The out-of-touch ANC leadership faces a repeat of the local government election shock in 2019. Many ANC leaders appear to live in a parallel…
The Zimbabwe government’s imminent plans to introduce bond notes by the end of this month seems to be hitting a snag. The bond notes, a form…
Even those who might normally want to criticise Gordhan for being conservative regarding expenditure or even “neoliberal” were hoping he would be able to…