Africa
Trouble in Zimbabwe
The situation in Zimbabwe is tense. There has been a wave of spontaneous protests mainly in the capital, Harare and Bulawayo, the second city. The protests turned violent, with government
There is nothing called ‘free aid’
THE shades and the hues of colour at dawn and at twilight are exactly similar and their melding into one another follows the exact same pattern: what differs is the
Imperatives of professionalizing public service
Continued from last week……. Prevalence of Political Patronage in Lesotho Public Service Lesotho’s attainment of independence was achieved through negotiations between Basotho’s representatives, on the one hand, and British Government
Why Zuma’s ouster is good for Lesotho
While the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) has the power to recall a state president deployed by the ANC to that position, legally, a state
The Generals spoke and Mugabe capitulated
When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. Even former president Robert Mugabe in the end, proved not invincible. His day was November 21, 2017. After 37 years as
DisGrace
Grace Mugabe, second wife of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, had a moment of awful clarity about her future three years ago. Speaking about Joice Mujuru, the woman who was then
On being the solution
Correcting where (what/when) others have gone/done wrong seems the darnedest thing to the figure that relies more on the weaker instinct of the common critic, that is; them that play
Unpacking the historical roots of Lesotho’s political instability
“I regard conversion of Basuto into British subjects… as the best guarantee we can take against future disturbances (i.e. instability).” Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse to the Secretary of State for
keep on moving
The recurring image of the bus as a universal motif representative of the political landscape on the African continent has proven itself true time and time again. Only the drivers
Adult Supervision
Here’s the scenario. Late one evening Donald Trump is watching Fox News and a report comes on that North Korea is planning to launch a missile that can reach the
