Vol 49 No 16 | SOUTH AFRICA Blame the judges 1st August 2008 It is a testing time for the judiciary as it prepares for the trial of African National Congress President Jacob Zuma. His supporters say the trial is politically motivated and want the charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering thrown out. Obstacles to the prosecution are being sought and threats issued to those judges pressing ahead with the trial. The outcome will determine who in the ANC will stand for election as the next President of South Africa. Jacob Zuma, having won the election for the presidency of the ruling African National Congress, wants to win next year's election for the presidency of South Africa. He...
Vol 49 No 16 | SOUTH AFRICA Judges of the Constitutional Court 1st August 2008 Chief Justice Pius Langa: The head of the Constitutional Court and of the Judicial Commission from rural Limpopo Province worked as a labourer in a shirt factory and...
Vol 49 No 16 | SOUTH AFRICA The judges, lawyers and ministers 1st August 2008 KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Vuka Tshabalala studied at the Universities of Fort Hare and Natal. He lost many pro-African National Congress President Jacob Zuma friends by choosing retired Judge...
Vol 49 No 16 | ANGOLA Jam-packed 1st August 2008 Oil-fired growth is uncomfortable, and benefits only a few The ports, the roads and the telephone networks are jammed full. Angola's economy is speeding ahead. Some experts think a slowdown is coming, but the price of oil...
Vol 49 No 16 | ZIMBABWE The real deal 1st August 2008 The three negotiating teams are to resume talks in South Africa on 3 August after a break to discuss progress with their respective parties. The original deadline for...
Vol 49 No 15 | ZIMBABWE ZANU-PF stashes the cash 18th July 2008 As they drag out negotiations with the opposition, the ruling party's acolytes are hiding millions of US dollars in offshore accounts Leading members of President Robert Mugabe's regime and their business allies are transferring tens of millions of US dollars out of Zimbabwe to safe havens to avoid the...
Vol 49 No 15 | ZIMBABWE Britain and the sanctions question 18th July 2008 China and Russia's dual veto of a draft sanctions resolution against Zimbabwe at the United Nations Security Council on 11 July took nostalgic diplomats back to the height...
Vol 49 No 15 | SOUTH AFRICA Zuma takes the provinces 18th July 2008 The fierce struggle for the presidential nomination is going Jacob Zuma's way - fast Supporters of Jacob Zuma, the President of the African National Congress, made their boldest effort yet to take over the government when they brought Kgalema Motlanthe into the...
Vol 49 No 15 | SOUTH AFRICA Not much enlightenment 18th July 2008 The battle for control of the African National Congress divides African intellectuals inside and outside the ANC, with Jacob Zuma supporters, Thabo Mbeki supporters and third-man advocates sparring...
Vol 49 No 15 | ANGOLA Radio Silence 18th July 2008 A six-month ban on broadcasts by Radio Despertar, the voice of the opposition União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, was imposed on 8 July by the...