January 22, 2019
South Africa: Democratic Alliance Doubles Down on Anti-ANC Election Message
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According to EWN, a billboard commissioned by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that features a list of names of victims in the Life Esidimeni tragedy and the Marikana massacre has been… Read more »
Burkina Faso: President Chooses New Prime Minister
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President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has appointed Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré as Prime Minister. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Presidential Inauguration Ceremony Postponed
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The inauguration of Felix Tshisekedi as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been postponed. Read more »
January 21, 2019
South Africa: Tributes for Dumisani Kumalo - From Anti-Apartheid Campaigner to Influential Diplomat
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Dumisani Kumalo, a leading anti-apartheid organizer in the United States who later served for a decade as South African ambassador to the United Nations, died on Sunday… Read more »
Southern Africa: Africa's Revolutions Have Brought Disappointment - But Hope Remains [guest column]
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When I immigrated to the United States from South Africa towards the end of the 1960's I was totally unaware of the wars of liberation against Portuguese colonialism that had begun… Read more »
January 18, 2019
Zimbabwe: What Now After a 2nd Internet Shutdown, and Treason Charges for Activists?
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Zimbabwe's government has again forced a "total Internet shutdown", Misa Zimbabwe says, after a violent crackdown by police when huge crowds protested against dramatic fuel price… Read more »
Botswana: 'Most Feared Man In Botswana' Arrested on Corruption Charges
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Former Botswana director-general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Isaac Kgosi has been arrested at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport on his arrival… Read more »
Africa: AU's Kagame, Heads of State Step In Over DR Congo Electoral Crisis
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The African Union (AU) appears determined to make a decisive, high-level intervention to resolve the political crisis generated by the contested results of the Congolese elections. Read more »
South Africa: Popular TV Host Johan Stemmet Steps Down After 28 Years
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Johan Stemmet, popularly known for hosting the game show, Noot vir Noot, has called it quits after 28 years. Read more »
January 17, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Patrice Lumumba [blog]
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(1) January 17 marks the forty-first anniversary of the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Falls Short on Human Rights Obligations, Says HRW
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has done little since taking power to carry out reforms reflecting a commitment to respect for human rights, according to a new report from a leading… Read more »
January 16, 2019
Africa: How Multinationals Avoid Paying Their Taxes
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Two pioneering studies which expose in new detail how multinational corporations avoid paying tax in a developing nation are likely to intensify pressure on the largest firms… Read more »
South Africa: Black Coffee Proves It's Never Too Late to Go Back to School [blog]
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Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black Coffee, has proven that you are never too old nor too successful to go back to school. Read more »
Africa: World Bank Outlines Ways to Reduce the Scale of Climate Disasters
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A new report from the World Bank Group warns that climate change will interrupt our world as we know it. Read more »
January 15, 2019
Nigeria: Exciting News As #BigBrotherNaija is Set to Return
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In case you missed it, popular reality show Big Brother Naija is set to return for a new season - wait for it - staged in Nigeria. Read more »
Africa: Could South Africa Become a 'Fragile State'? [guest column]
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State failure has become a 21st century analytical preoccupation. It is traditionally defined by the inability of key state institutions to deliver public goods to their citizens… Read more »
January 14, 2019
South Africa: Controversial Dancer Zodwa Wabantu Not Ready to Leave The Game!
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If you were thinking Zodwa Wabantu was about to hang up her dancing shoes - then you're wrong. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Authoritarian Out But What's Next in DRC? [analysis]
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The presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo have put hopes for real change on hold, but a weekend court challenge by the opposition instead of… Read more »
January 12, 2019
South Africa: #Rasta Strikes Again - Who Was He Even Painting?
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As thousands gathered at the Moses Mabhida Stadium to hear President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver his maiden manifesto, popular artist Rasta couldn't resist delivering his own. Read more »
January 10, 2019
Algeria: Miss Algeria Khadija Benhamou Fights Back After Racist Comments
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The organisers of Miss Algeria have defended 2019's winner after racist comments and the publication of "degrading and retouched photos". Read more »
Africa: Is R Kelly Planning to Flee to Africa Amid Sexual Assault Allegations? [blog]
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The world is still reeling from the aftermath of a documentary, Surviving R Kelly, where his victims share harrowing details of their alleged encounters with the singer - and this… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Election Results - Congolese Organisation in South Africa Fears Chaos
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The Congolese People's Organisation in South Africa fears that chaos could erupt in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the country's electoral commission declared … Read more »
January 09, 2019
South Africa: Trevor Noah Just Won't Stop Winning, Buys a U.S.$20 Million Mansion [blog]
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While some of us are crying in our coffee because its "Januworry", Trevor Noah is kicking off his year on a high note. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Super Falcons Named Women's Team of the Year
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The Falcons also won the African Women Cup of Nations 2018 for the 9th time when they beat South Africa's Banyana Banyana 4-3 in a penalty shootout in Accra. Read more »
January 08, 2019
South Africa: Springbok Rugby Captain Takes Flak for Quota Comments
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South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi has been the subject of heated discussion on Twitter for saying that Nelson Mandela would have not supported quotas. Read more »