Vol 52 No 18 | ANGOLA Vicente to succeed Dos Santos? 9th September 2011 Luanda’s rumour mill has gone into overdrive after the ruling Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola and the privately-owned Novo Jornal suggested that President José Eduardo dos Santos...
Vol 52 No 18 | ZIMBABWEUNITED STATES Leak now, pay later 9th September 2011 Attorney General Johannes Tomana has the unenviable job of investigating for possible prosecution all Zimbabweans identified as sources of information for United States’ diplomats in the unredacted State...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 10 | SOUTH AFRICACHINATELECOMS Raids and rivalries 31st August 2011 A raid on telecoms company ZTE has called attention to illegal immigration and the rough competition between Chinese companies in South Africa. The Department of Home Affairs, the South African Police Service and...
Vol 52 No 17 | ZIMBABWE The kingmaker general dies at Alamein 26th August 2011 Solomon Mujuru held no high office but was an important link between the military and the political opposition The macabre mystery surrounding the death of General Solomon Mujuru on 16 August is perturbing the faction-ridden Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. In the short term, it will...
Vol 52 No 17 | ZIMBABWE The police fail to protect 26th August 2011 Amid the finger-pointing, conspiracy theories and angst at Solomon Mujuru’s death, what stands out with crystal clarity is the incompetence of the Zimbabwe Republic Police before, after and...
Vol 52 No 17 | SOUTH AFRICA Suddenly, the nationalisation talk gets serious 26th August 2011 The President and his business friends will have to make concessions to the growing calls for more state ownership Nationalisation of the country’s mines, banks and land is under serious consideration by the governing African National Congress and not only because of the populist calls for it...
Vol 52 No 17 | SOUTH AFRICA The nationalisation investigators 26th August 2011 The team investigating nationalisation was appointed in September 2010 by the African National Congress National General Council to investigate the ‘desirability and modalities’ of nationalising mines and asked...
Vol 52 No 17 | MOZAMBIQUE Renamo threatens a return to violence 26th August 2011 As it regroups to take on Frelimo in 2014, the former armed opposition talks of a return to the military option In a chilling echo of history, Afonso Dhlakama, the leader of the biggest opposition party, the Resistência Nacional Moçambicana, has been threatening armed resistance against the government. Renamo,...
Vol 52 No 17 | MALAWI Protests postponed 26th August 2011 Protestors plan to take to the streets again next month if their 20-point list of demands to end economic hardship and democratic restrictions are not met. They postponed...
Vol 52 No 17 | ZIMBABWE It’s not cricket 26th August 2011 On 4 August, Zimbabwe announced its return from the cricketing wilderness, playing – and winning – its first international for over five years, a test match against...