September 17, 2011

• South Africa: Boks Blow Fijians Away in Wellington

  The under-fire Springboks saw off a tough early challenge from the Fijians to record a comprehensive 49-3 victory in Wellington. STYLI CHARALAMBOUS reviews phase two of Operation... Read more »

September 15, 2011

• South Africa: Minnow Can't Help Europe - Finance Minister [analysis]

  Brazil's finance minister has been making noises about the BRIC nations bailing out Europe by buying their bonds, which puts South Africa in a bit of a bind - we're not rich enough... Read more »

• Zambia: Stability, Snakes and Salacious Gossip - an Election Preview [analysis]

  Election fever has hit Zambia as incumbent President Rupiah Banda battles it out with Michael "King Cobra" Sata for Zambia's top job. Here's what to expect in next week's election,... Read more »

• Africa: Herman Chinery-Hesse, Africa's 'Father of Technology'

  Innovator, disruptor, and West African software pioneer, Herman Chinery-Hesse wants to make Ghana the "Singapore of Africa". Given he's already created one of Ghana's most... Read more »

September 14, 2011

• South Africa: President's Day of Fun and Amusement in Parliament [analysis]

  President Jacob Zuma was all giggles in the National Assembly on Tuesday when he appeared to answer members' questions. The President at times laughed before and after his... Read more »

• Kenya: The Mechanics of China's African Expansion [analysis]

  The success of Chinese companies in Africa has little to do with their cost effectiveness, meeting deadlines or ultimate quality. Reminiscent of dubious US-led funding projects in... Read more »

• South Africa: Desperately Seeking Julius - a Showman Without a Show [analysis]

  The Julius Malema Disciplinary Hearings (the capitals are deliberate) have gone from the planned "twenty-twenty bang-bang, you're out" affairs they were supposed to be to a... Read more »

• South Africa: Intomboxolo Nyendwana's Home Affairs Torment [analysis]

  A Port Elizabeth seamstress living in a poverty stricken squatter camp in KwaNoxolo in the Eastern Cape city speaks out about the years of suffering she's had to endure after... Read more »

September 08, 2011

• Egypt: Football and the Hooligan Revolutionaries [analysis]

  As they ripped up stadium seats and showered police with urine, it was hard to remember that the hooligan supporters of Egypt's top football clubs were on the frontlines of the... Read more »

• Malawi: Mutharika Announces New Cabinet [analysis]

  President Bingu wa Mutharika finally got around to naming a new cabinet after running the country by himself for three weeks. But opposition to his rule continues to grow - and, as... Read more »

September 07, 2011

• Angola: Human Rights Group Slams Crackdown On Protesters [analysis]

  At least 30 demonstrators were arrested during an anti-government protest in Luanda on Saturday. As pre-election politics hots up in Angola, the opposition and Human Rights Watch... Read more »

• South Africa: Rocks, Rubber Bullets Fly As Residents Protest [analysis]

  As rocks and rubber bullets and more deadly ammunition continued to be exchanged in a township just outside Lenasia, PHILLIP DE WET looks at what we've already learnt from the... Read more »