May 10

• South Africa: A Divided, Limping League [analysis]

  Any efforts by the deeply divided ANC Youth League to forge a "political solution" aimed at reversing the expulsion of its former president Julius Malema from the ruling party are... Read more »

April 26

• South Africa: Julius Malema - the End

  Youth leader Julius Malema was finally expelled from South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) late on Tuesday evening (24 April 2012). Read more »

• South Africa: The Decline & Fall of a Youth Leader

  The campaign fronted by ANC Youth League President Julius Malema to oust South African President Jacob Zuma will in time be recalled as an interesting sidelight to the broader ... Read more »

April 15

• South Africa: Ruling Party Youth Leader's Defences Crumble

  The delaying tactics adopted by ANC youth league leader Julius Malema in his fight with the party's disciplinary machine has backfired. Read more »

April 13

• South Africa: Politics Meets the Law [column]

  Suspended African National Congress (ANC) member Julius Malema - who also happens to have been ANC Youth League president - has threatened to take the ANC to court if the mother... Read more »

March 30

• South Africa: The Buck Stops Here [analysis]

  What else can the watching world expect from the fourth summit of the Brics countries, wrapping up on Friday (30 March 2012) in New Delhi? Read more »

• South Africa: Much Ado About Nothing [analysis]

  You have to feel sorry for the minister of justice and constitutional development, Jeff Radebe. It has become quite clear in the past two months that there has been a shift inside... Read more »

• Africa: Pretoria & Abuja Flirt [analysis]

  The African Union (AU) is headed for a prolonged period of limbo as South Africa and Gabon fail to come to a compromise to choose a new chair to lead the AU Commission. Read more »

• South Africa: Malema's Last Kicks [analysis]

  Julius Malema's threats to take the African National Congress (ANC) to court if it goes ahead with plans to expel him is an attempt to force a political settlement after his legal... Read more »

March 12

• South Africa: Labour Pushes for Role in Govt Decisions

  Mass South African protests against labour brokers and inner-city road tolls will be good for morale as trade union federation Cosatu gears up for its elective conference in... Read more »

• South Africa: Partnership With Brazil, China, India, Russia Gathers Pace

  The five-nation Brics partnership begins its fourth summit - the second attended by South Africa - in New Delhi (29 March 2012) with a momentum and sense of common purpose it has... Read more »

March 9

• South Africa: Youth Leader's Support Crumbles

  Behind the weekend's defiant show of unity by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), the ruthless control by expelled president Julius Malema continues to crumble. Read more »

February 23

• South Africa: The Concourt Debate

  South Africa is about to experience another unhealthy public spat between the government and civil society. Read more »

• South Africa: Towards Mangaung

  Preparations begin in earnest next week for the June policy conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC): the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) holds a special... Read more »

• South Africa: Zuma Targets Growth Through Infrastructure

  Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's 2012-13 budget is the first that President Jacob Zuma can accurately call his own. Read more »

February 10

• South Africa: Report Gives Options for Mining to Help End Poverty [analysis]

  Nationalisation of South Africa's mining sector has not been in prospect for more than a decade, despite a massive push by the youth league of the ruling African National Congress... Read more »

• South Africa: Ruling Party to Debate Sweeping Changes to Mining Industry

  The 600-page State Intervention in the Minerals Sector (Sims) report submitted to African National Congress (ANC) leaders in Johannesburg on Friday (3 February 2012) is not about... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Outwits Tsvangirai Ahead of Zuma Talks

  President Robert Mugabe this week (8 February 2012) hastily swept under the carpet his ongoing conflict with his partners in Zimbabwe's three-party government - apparently to head... Read more »

• South Africa: Dead Man Walking

  Julius Malema's career in South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is effectively over, although it could be months before he is formally removed from his post as... Read more »

January 27

• Madagascar: Rajoelina Hangs Tough

  The government of Andry Rajoelina in Madagascar is colluding with France to prevent the return of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana to the island, undermining the SADC Road Map... Read more »

• South Africa: Unions Set to Re-Elect Leader [analysis]

  Consensus is coalescing in the 2-million member Cosatu trade union federation over re-election of incumbent general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi in September. Read more »

• South Africa: Ruling Party Youth Leader Faces Police Probe

  Julius Malema-watchers focused on the African National Congress National Disciplinary Committee of Appeals (NDCA) this week as it concluded its hearings on the suspension of the... Read more »

January 15

• South Africa: Filling Out the 2012 Agenda

  Two key gatherings this month will chart South Africa's political agenda for 2012 - and beyond. Read more »

• South Africa: Zuma Appears Set for Second Term [analysis]

  A year ahead of the African National Congress (ANC) centenary-year elective conference, President Jacob Zuma has effectively cleared his path to a second party presidential term -... Read more »

• South Africa: One Hundred Years of Fortitude [column]

  If there was any doubt that the African National Congress's 100th anniversary was the headline event of the decade in Southern Africa, the festivities that took place in the... Read more »