Vol 64 No 16 | BOTSWANA Masisi needs diamonds for trumps 3rd August 2023 The ruling party has a new strategy to win next year's polls against the challenge from ex-President Khama and the opposition coalition The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has never been the same since President Mokgweetsi Masisi fell out with his mentor, ex-President Ian Khama, who had hand-picked him as...
Vol 64 No 16 | BOTSWANA De Beers deal could save BDP's skin 3rd August 2023 Gaborone's new diamond deal offers gains to the government and hedges against challenges from new technology If President Mokgweetsi Masisi has got it right, the new agreement Botswana has struck with its dominant economic partner De Beers – to sell half of its rough...
Vol 64 No 16 | MALAWI You can run and you can hide 3rd August 2023 Former National Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, whose non-fatal shooting in 2013 blew the lid off the Cashgate scandal of wholesale plunder of the public purse by politicians, is...
Vol 64 No 15 | ZIMBABWE Chamisa wrestles with the crocodile, again 20th July 2023 President Mnangagwa and ZANU-PF insist they are serious about reform – next month's election will test their claims The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), led by Nelson Chamisa, may have marked some sort of record – since its foundation last year, over 100 of its...
Vol 64 No 15 | ZIMBABWE ZANU-PF takes a cut of the green economy 20th July 2023 We publish exclusive details about Vice-President Chiwenga's 'bagman' and the tortuous flow of cash from mining contracts to military pockets Lishon Chipango is sometimes called 'de facto investment manager' for Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga – critics of the regime would call him the former army chief's frontman. READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 14 | ZAMBIA Hichilema hails 'mission impossible' deal 6th July 2023 Lusaka's debt-restructuring brokered by France's Emmanuel Macron resonated more than his summit to redraw the global finance system A deal to restructure US$6.3 billion of Zambia's foreign debt gives President Hakainde Hichilema much of what he was looking for – a resolution after almost two years... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 14 | SOUTH AFRICA ANC leaders wade into new ethics row 6th July 2023 Risks persist of a return to state capture by corrupt businesspeople and politicians, argues the prime mover of the three-year Zondo investigation On 22 June, a year after he released the conclusions of his marathon investigation into corruption, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo lambasted parliament and the executive for failing to...
Vol 64 No 14 | BOTSWANA Both sides claim diamond deal win 6th July 2023 President Mokgweetsi Masisi insists his renegotiation of terms with De Beers is a huge victory while others say it was the world's biggest diamond producer that came out...
Vol 64 No 13 | NAMIBIA Windhoek gets tough on green resources 23rd June 2023 The government wants free stakes in lithium and other mines producing vital inputs for electric vehicles President Hage Geingob and his close ally, mines minister Tom Alweendo, have signalled their seriousness about obtaining the maximum benefit of minerals used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries...
Vol 64 No 13 | NAMIBIA Swapo faces more poll losses 23rd June 2023 Growing anger over government corruption and surging unemployment look set to give opposition parties their best chance yet of loosening the ruling SWAPO Party's grip on the country....