Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:40
Zuma caught in the middle
Against the background of a massive public sector strike entering its third week, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) finds itself in its most unstable situation since coming to power in 1994. Gone is the hype of the 2010 World Cup that offered temporary respite from the politically inevitable. Testing times lie ahead for the ruling party.
Monday, 30 August 2010 10:43
SA might still benefit from ANC-alliance’s zero-sum game
As the present standoff between the political and labour components of the governing alliance has deteriorated into a zero-sum game, South Africa as a whole might be the winner in the longer run as it moves closer to a normalised political dispensation – be it along a messy and highly disruptive path. For now there should be no surprise at the chaos of the country’s own winter of discontent.
Monday, 30 August 2010 10:36
Zuma visit a success with thorns
Domestically it has been a rough two weeks for the Zuma administration, especially on the labour front, but in the international relations sphere his visit to China seems to have been a great success. The path forward in that relationship, besides its clear and wide-ranging benefits, will, however, not be without some important thorns – not all of which would be easy to sidestep.
Friday, 27 August 2010 12:00
Helping out – also to hide
Modern warfare has become a major enterprise – nor only for nations, but also for major corporations who supply technology and specialised skills. It has not only made war more distant and detached. It has also become a way to hide the full cost of war in terms of loss of life.
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Mugabe's zero-sum game President Robert Mugabe seems little constrained by the 2008 Global Political Agreement which established the coalition with the Movement for Democratic Change. Governance in Zimbabwe shows that the rule that “you are either with me or against me” continues to be a powerful force in deciding relations between African heads of state and the rest of the world.
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Its not always what you think During the public service strike there was one very clever poster displayed on our TV-screens. In fact it was so clever that it was really a pity that the teacher who had her face framed by a hole in the middle of the poster was not in her class teaching. The poster did, however aptly describe how many of us also felt about the strike by then.
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Africa taken for a ride – again As Mozambique’s capital of Maputo and the city of Matola are experiencing violent riots because of rocketing prices of food and other key consumer goods, a report released in late August by Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE) warns that Africa is at risk of its agricultural land being...
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Success? It’s all in the numbers She is the epitome of the essential new breed of South African woman, and a woman who courageously takes things in her stride. Like coming from a rural Swaziland upbringing to earn several degrees and diplomas; being appointed to more professional and business boards than most people would be able to remember; or receiving multiple awards and accolades for her achievements...
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Will Africa feed itself? Africa has a quarter of the world's arable land but produces only a tenth of our food. On the eve of a pan-African conference on food security, Lindiwe Sibanda asks how African farmers can turn things round, and what questions and answers you have when facing the huge challenges of maintaining and increasing Africa's food production?
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