Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)

November 1

Rwanda: Kagame's Mask Slips As Opposition Leader Is Jailed [analysis]

On Tuesday, Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was sentenced to eight years in prison for treason and 'genocide ideology', whatever that may be. State media praised the... Read more »
South Africa: Marikana Commission - the Forensic Expert Who Saw Little, Heard Nothing, Couldn't Say Much [analysis]

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South Africa: Violence in South Africa - Do What You Can (to Stop It) [analysis]

Leading thinkers butted heads on Tuesday night on the topic of addressing violence in South Africa. The discussion was passionate, complex, and utterly infuriating for anyone... Read more »
South Africa: Zuma and Motlanthe - Shadow Boxing Over SA's Today and Tomorrow [analysis]

You would think the two people at the top in South Africa would agree on whether the country is in crisis. Apparently not. The deputy president thinks South Africa is in a... Read more »
South Africa: Census 2011 - The (Incomplete) (Probably Inaccurate) Sum of Us [analysis]

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South Africa: Marikana Commission - Colonel Johannes Botha's Tough Day At the Office [analysis]

Investigator Johannes Botha faced a heavy two days, as various advocates at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry questioned his evidence, a video shot from a helicopter on 16 August.... Read more »
Rwanda: Nyamwasa and The Politics of Refugee Status in South Africa

South Africa has thus far stubbornly resisted international pressure to extradite the former Rwandan military strongman, General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. That might change soon,... Read more »

South Africa: Marikana Commission - Travel Pains for the Families [analysis]

The sudden announcement over the weekend by the department of justice that it would no longer fund the families of the slain miners to attend the Commission of Inquiry caused a big... Read more »
South Africa: Road to Mangaung - Whose Tambo Was He Anyway? [analysis]

In the latest episode of the ANC’s war with itself, there is now a contest over the legacy of former ANC President Oliver Tambo and who knew and understood him best. It seems... Read more »
South Africa: On the Spot - Zuma and the Internationals [analysis]

President Zuma met the international press corps Monday to review his administration’s successes, provide a preview of the government’s agenda for the future and... Read more »
South Africa: Nkandlagate - DA Vs. the Ministerial Handbook [analysis]

As Parliament refuses to debate the alleged expenditure of almost R250 million on Jacob Zuma’s private homestead in Nkandla, the DA is taking the gloves off. On Monday, DA... Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa - Where Does Corruption Begin and End? [opinion]

The emails sent by businessman and moonlighting politician, Cyril Ramaphosa, do not show that he ordered the Marikana massacre, nor that he tried to persuade his contacts in... Read more »

South Africa: Marikana Commission - Check Book Justice As Dead Miners' Families Must Pay Their Own Way [analysis]

For the families of the victims of Marikana, the Farlam Commission is a chance to find out why their loved ones were wrenched from them and come to terms with the loss. That looks... Read more »
South Africa: War Is Not Going to Return NUM to the Top [analysis]

On Saturday, leaders of NUM, Cosatu and the Communist Party marched in Rustenburg to reclaim the territory. The march didn’t exactly go as planned; the tactic of... Read more »
South Africa: Anglo American - a Giant Corporation Between a Big Rock and a Very Hard Place [analysis]

Stuck between worker demands for a decent living wage and insistence for broader ownership rights (or even nationalisation) and the market’s implacable demands for profits,... Read more »
South Africa: News in Brief - Cyril Ramaphosa Wants to Testify Before the Marikana Commission

A round-up of the weekend’s news from South Africa. Read more »
Africa: Africa - the Open Road to Food Sustainability [analysis]

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Africa: Besides Glory for Afcon Winner, There's Scant Reward for Competing [analysis]

Few things capture the heart and imagination in sport like a well-played tournament of the beautiful game. However, the financial reward for those competing in AFCON 2013, as well... Read more »
South Africa: Makause - the Activist's Fear of the Police and the Sunset [analysis]

As you read this, General Alfred Moyo, an activist from Makause informal settlement, is hopefully still alive. He spends days in worry and nights in fear for his life. His... Read more »
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa - the True Betrayal [analysis]

The country is divided as to whether business tycoon Cyril Ramaphosa committed the ultimate betrayal of the workers on whose shoulders he rose to prominence, or whether his... Read more »
Ethiopia: Grieving Widow Stalls Ethiopia's Smooth Transition [opinion]

Meles Zenawi’s widow become quite fond of the prime minister’s official residence during the 21 years she spent there. But she’s not the first lady any more, and... Read more »
South Africa: News in Brief - Zuma's Lawyers Miss Spy Tape Deadline

A round-up of the day's news from South Africa. Read more »

South Africa: Parallel to Marikana Commission, Police Intimidation Continues [analysis]

Several men from Marikana were arrested and their companions intimidated after they returned from the Marikana Commission of Inquiry in Rustenburg. Police officers, armed to the... Read more »
South Africa: All Talk, No Action As Zuma Entertains Kabila in Style [opinion]

On Tuesday, Jacob Zuma hosted his counterpart Joseph Kabila from the DRC. The presidential guest house (no, not Nkandla) was used to full effect as the two leaders did a great job... Read more »
South Africa: Marikana Commission - More Sides Pitch in, More Mud Flung in Ramaphosa's Face [analysis]

On the second day of hearings at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry, Dali Mpofu made his opening statement and dropped the first bombshell – he quoted from an email which he... Read more »

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