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Politics
Politics and Society What’s stopping Zimbabwe’s young people from participating in elections?
Zimbabwe will hold fresh elections in a few months. But are the country’s young people ready to get involved in politics?
Politics and Society Three reasons why Africa should treat Tillerson visit with scepticism
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is visiting five of Africa’s 54 countries: Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria. Tillerson’s mission will produce few benefits for Africa, or for US-Africa relations. Unless the few existing partnership agreements are reaffirmed, America’s declining importance and influence on the continent will continue.
Politics and Society South Africa’s worst budget since advent of democracy
There was no one more appropriate to deliver the worst budget speech and possibly the most anti-poor budget since the advent of democracy than Malusi Gigaba. He has served his purpose and can now be fired.
Politics and Society Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai: heroic herald of an epoch foretold
Morgan Tsvangirai’s death, combined with Robert Mugabe’s coup-led removal as president of ZANU-PF and the country just a few months ago, could mark the end of the Zimbabwean political parties’ internecine fighting.
Politics and Society South Africa gets a second chance: Malema is worried
Ramaphosa’s presidency has potential to revive the ANC and reshape the opposition political landscape.
Politics and Society Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn second African leader to resign in 12 hours
The African continent is going through a political renaissance unlike any we have seen in some time. Zimbabwe recently had a coup, which was not really a coup. Kenya has two emergent leaders claiming power, South Africa’s Jacob Zuma has fallen and now Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has resigned.
Politics and Society South Africa: The end is nigh for President Jacob Zuma as ANC confirms his recall
The seemingly impossible has happened, the African National Congress (ANC)’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has confirmed that it has recalled President #JacobZuma, signalling the beginning of the end of President Zuma’s interminable term as president of South Africa. “The decision of the #ANCNEC to recall Cde Zuma is final. It can’t and will not change. We will treat Cde Zuma with dignity and we will not humiliate him” ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule said.
Politics and Society Two ‘presidents’? No problem! Raila continues Kenya’s political saga
Kenya’s unpredictable political state of 2017 has spilled over into the new year. The ever-hopeful rival Raila Odinga took a presidential oath of his own in front of a massive crowd of supporters, despite a government ban.