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Greatest AfricansAfricaJoburgSouth AfricaGreatest AfricansThere was a time in Kaizer Chiefs’ history when going a full season without winning at least one trophy was unthinkable. As arguably South Africa’s biggest club, they knew they had to leave a mark each season to attest to their swollen status, and any coach who failed to lead the club to this would quickly find himself in hot water. Th...
The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria was set to have presidential elections on 18 April 2019, like several other countries on the continent this year. However, the election has turned the country upside down after spontaneous appeals to protest on social networks against the then president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s candidacy for a...
Since his ascent to power in Nasrec in December 2017 as ANC leader, and his assumption of office as South Africa’s president in February 2018, Cyril Ramaphosa has been an oasis of hope for a country that for nearly a decade was starved of leadership. Soon after he took office, Ramaphosa staked his leadership on party renewal, economic ...
South Africa, since its birth as a democracy, has long faced an unemployment issue. Now, it must be understood that while employment, its provisions, types as well as unemployment remain an increasingly relevant issue, they are also historic ones. What we will discuss here is that with the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the advanceme...
As we close the curtain on 25 years of experimenting with democracy and promise-keeping to those who fought for freedom and those expecting things to be better in line with the constitutional promise, we must accept that we’ll never be allowed to experiment again.Excuses about the legacy will simply no longer cut it when it comes to me...
The African Union’s condemnation of the military coup d’état in Sudan has highlighted a need for a more nuanced conversation on unconventional political participation in militarised democracies.On 11 April, the continent awoke to news of...
Agenda 2063 represents a transformative vision of the African Union (AU) to achieve “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.” In celebration of the O...