Vol 37 No 16 | BOTSWANA Dust on the diamonds 2nd August 1996 Like Mandela and Mugabe, Masire has to settle the succession issue On the face of it, Sir Ketumile Masire's Presidency has been a roaring success. For 16 years, he has run one of Africa's most stable and prosperous countries....
Vol 37 No 15 | MALAWI We split, they split 19th July 1996 President Muluzi's coalition has broken up and so have the rival parties Car crashes, corruption and conspiracies: President Bakili Muluzi's brave new Malawi looks too much like Kamuzu Hastings Banda's old one. Conspiracy theorists rarely allow politicians to die in...
Vol 37 No 15 | MOZAMBIQUE Holy days 19th July 1996 A row over public holidays is being exploited by politicians and religious leaders A bitter religious controversy has erupted as Mozambique's newly assertive Muslims flex their political muscles. President Joachim Chissano appears to be trying to delay signing a bill, passed...
Vol 37 No 14 | SOUTH AFRICA Back to the kraal 5th July 1996 Disappointed by its showing in the local elections, Inkatha has to decide whether it has a future as a national opposition party The failure of the Inkatha Freedom Party to extend its reach much beyond the rural Zulu constituencies in the latest round of local elections presents leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi...
Vol 37 No 14 | SOUTH AFRICA White Zulus 5th July 1996 Some of the blame for Inkatha's weaker showing in the local elections is being laid at the door of the numerous 'white Zulus' who have attached themselves to...
Vol 37 No 14 | ANGOLA João's trip 5th July 1996 Not everyone welcomed the new job they were offered in June's government reshuffle (AC Vol 37 No 12) by President José Eduardo dos Santos. João Baptista...
Vol 37 No 13 | ZAMBIA A return match 21st June 1996 President Chiluba faces opposition of two kinds: from Western donors and from his predecessor Zambians are the clear losers in the three-cornered fight between President Frederick Chiluba, his predecessor Kenneth Kaunda and Western donors ahead of October's elections. Donors froze aid at...
Vol 37 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICA Too much truth 21st June 1996 Leftists and rightists are joining forces to attack two ANC ministers who refuse to go Two public attacks on African National Congress ministers have pushed the government onto the defensive and raised serious questions about its accountability. Much of the force behind the...
Vol 37 No 13 | ESWATINI King's pawns 21st June 1996 The monarch is trying to manage change before it moves too fast for him and his court The Royal Cattle Byre at Ludzidzini had never seen anything like it. On the sacred site where the kings of Swaziland have since time immemorial listened to their...