Vol 4 (AAC) No 7 | SOUTH AFRICA Maite Nkoana-Mashabane 13th May 2011 Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa South Africa is now a junior member of BRICS, the group of emerging economies that in some heady assessments will tilt the balance of global power. President Jacob...
Vol 52 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICAANALYSIS Local elections threaten the ANC's national grip 29th April 2011 Municipal elections do not always stir passions but those on 18 May hold great significance for an African National Congress beset by infighting and disunity. They promise to be the most competitive polls since majority rule began in 1994 and will affect the ANC’s National Congress next year, signpost 2014’s presidential and parliamentary elections and test the Tripartite Alliance of ANC, Confederation of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and SA Communist Party (SACP), which is split several ways on economic policy. President Jacob Zuma’s political position has become precarious and a poor show at the municipal polls will hurt him as much as his governing party (AC Vol 52 No 8)....
Vol 52 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICAANALYSIS Towns at risk for the ANC 29th April 2011 The ANC faces tough electoral competition in several constituencies.
Vol 52 No 8 | MALAWI Mutharika cracks down 15th April 2011 The President has always rejected criticism but his reaction to recent dissent could prompt more unrest and damage national finances Fearing a revolt along North African lines, President Bingu wa Mutharika has unleashed a wave of repression and intimidation, prompting further dissent as Western governments respond by cutting...
Vol 52 No 8 | LIBYASOUTH AFRICA Zuma to the shores of Tripoli 15th April 2011 The AU mission to Libya was an abject failure but the South African leader got a chance to catch up with an old pal South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma led an African Union peace mission to Libya on 11 April. The mission quickly fell apart, which did nothing for the AU’s poor...
Vol 52 No 8 | ESWATINI Uprising put down 15th April 2011 The 12 April ‘uprising’ was heavily advertised so it was no surprise that the security forces outnumbered any who dared to go out on to the streets to...
Vol 52 No 8 | ANGOLAUNITED STATES Fixing finances 15th April 2011 A peaceful end to Luanda’s diplomatic dispute with the United States is in sight. US banks had closed Luanda’s bank accounts and Angola retaliated by detaining a ship...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 6 | ZIMBABWECHINA Trading partners 15th April 2011 New indigenisation rules mean that European mining companies are on the way out while Asian companies are protected by their allies in Harare Robert Mugabe’s pet policies are souring the milk of friendship he shares with China. Chinese Deputy Premier Wang Qishan visited Harare in late March with a basket of financial support....
Vol 4 (AAC) No 6 | ZIMBABWECHINA Sino-Zimbabwe in the Marange diamond fields 15th April 2011 The Kimberley Process suspended diamond sales from Marange in 2009 due to concerns about transparency in the production chain and the illicit activities of the security services in the region,...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 6 | MALAWICHINATAIWAN What the doctor ordered 15th April 2011 The corruption trial of Malawi’s former President Bakili Muluzi at the Blantyre High Court exposes the lack of transparency and good governance in Taiwan’s aid to African countries. Bakili Muluzi,...