We can silence the guns
In 2013, the AU pledged to ‘silence the guns’ by 2020. That date has come but the guns are still booming. What must we do in order to finally put an end to the unholy cacophony of war?
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Fear of karma?
Any mention of land reform in South Africa seems to drive the right-wing US media into a frenzy. What is behind this over-the-top reaction?
South Africa: Freedom day, “Good man, bad party” and an angry Helen Zille
On Saturday – 27 April, South Africa commemorated ‘Freedom Day’ – 25 years since the end of apartheid. Reactions to the anniversary of the non-racial …
Unfinished business: Why Freedom Day should be a reminder.
A quarter of a century after the end of apartheid, many questions remain, including: how much and whose freedom is to be celebrated during Freedom …
South Africa Land Reform: Work begins on redressing “a grave historical injustice”
In his maiden State of the Nation Address last week, South Africa’s new President Cyril Ramaphosa referring to the question of black land ownership (or …
Ramaphosa drops 10 Zuma Ministers, but keeps some contentious names as former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene bounces back
South Africa’s new President Cyril Ramaphosa has named his Cabinet, which includes some welcome comebacks such as two former Finance Ministers – Nhlanhla Nene and …