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In their book Breakthrough: The Struggles and Secret Talks that Brought Apartheid South Africa to the Negotiating Table, ANC veterans Mac Maharaj and Pallo Jordan say nothing about the roots of today's confused ANC policy.

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) will next month host the 13th Network of African National Human Rights Institutions

WITH democrats everywhere grieving over recent events in Afghanistan and last month’s 20th ann...

The Constitution, which marks its 25th anniversary on Saturday, needs to be protected, writes Thabo Mbeki. He argues that the defence put forward that constitutional democracy is a threat to democracy is part of a counter-revolutionary offensive aimed at overthrowing the ANC, and installing another power who would manage the country, without the "framework of rules" provided by our Constitution. The Constitutional Assembly, democratically elected in 1994, adopted our National Constitution on ...

The VICE THE displacement, primarily affecting the Shangaan ethnic group in the Southeastern town of Chilonga in the Chiredzi district, was not due to a natural disaster; instead, their move is to make way for the commercial efforts of Darren Coetzee, a white farmer and businessman who wants the land to grow lucerne grass, a crop largely used for grazing and hay, for his family-run dairy business. Coetzee founded Dendairy in 2004, and markets it as a “proudly Zimbabwean company” that empow...

The Commonwealth Should Investigate Tanzania’s Failure to Respond to COVID-19 By Editor | Published: February 20, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic is a global emergency that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives globally. Even when governments make their best effort at preserving the life and well-being of their populations by enacting sensible measures to decrease the spread of the disease and working to procure vaccines as quickly as possible, COVID-19 has proven to be a deadly adversary. Wh...

FREEDOM DAY FOR MADIBA! Comments The joyful occasion of Nelson Mandela and other dignitaries at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town shortly after his release from prison. EXACTLY 31 years ago today, on 11 February 1990, Mzansi’s beloved Tata Nelson Mandela walked out of prison and into the sunshine. After serving 27 years in jail, the man who had played his part in the struggle for freedom against the oppressive apartheid regime, was a free man. The iconic pictures of Mandela an...