South Africa’s rand is poised for the biggest annual jump since 2009 as the dollar’s weakness, combined with political ...
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President Donald Trump’s promotion of a erroneous narrative of white farmers being “killed and slaughtered” in a genocide in ...
The foundation of governance – peace, security, and stability – seemed shaken in several parts of Africa, exposing a sizable ...
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South Africa cannot remain silent on the unresolved land question as it moves forward with land reform to address historical ...
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An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection. Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside ...
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Poverty is the engine of African politics

African politics is not built on ideology alone but on survival. Where the state fails to deliver services as rights, poverty ...