Vol 62 No 6 | MOZAMBIQUE High courts and hidden loans 18th March 2021 Mozambique's prospects for victory in its law suits over US$2 billion in hidden loans are dimming, according to legal sources. Maputo has been suing Lebanese businessman Iskandar Safa's...
Vol 62 No 5 | SOUTH AFRICA Mboweni's budget choice – austerity or bust 24th February 2021 The straight-talking finance minister faces multiple attacks as he tries to hold down civil servants' wages and cut state company funding With more spending cuts and a slew of tax rises Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's budget today will make enemies across the board. Even after this, he may not...
Vol 62 No 4 | SOUTH AFRICA The captured spies 18th February 2021 ANC leaders are trying to persuade ex-President Zuma to appear at the Zondo Commission after claims about his personal spy network President Cyril Ramaphosa's attempt to fight grand corruption in state agencies and the ruling party faces critical tests over the next month, on two parallel tracks. At the...
Vol 62 No 4 | MOZAMBIQUE General confusion 18th February 2021 General Eugenio Mussa's death on 8 February from Covid-19, just three weeks after his appointment as Chief of the Armed Forces, is a major blow to President Filipe...
Vol 62 No 3 | ZIMBABWE Tagwirei's hold on gold 4th February 2021 After buying more mines and banks, the mogul could become the country's top gold buyer Business kingpin Kudakwashe Tagwirei, under United States sanctions since August, aims to expand his commanding stake in Zimbabwe's gold industry – and could end up taking control of... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 3 | SOUTH AFRICA Shot in the dark 4th February 2021 As officials argue over vaccine funding, the African country worst hit by the pandemic is fumbling its chance to limit the damage A politically charged fight between the Treasury and the Health Department has derailed the government's bid to buy vaccines cheaply and quickly. Doctors and scientists criticise officials for...
Vol 62 No 3 | MOZAMBIQUE Nyusi's loyalty test 4th February 2021 President Filipe Nyusi has reshuffled the military command while troops retrain and re-equip with new supplies to help meet the rebel threat in Cabo Delgado, according to local...
Vol 62 No 2 | SOUTH AFRICA Cyril and Ace's linked fates 21st January 2021 A conviction in Magashule's trial could save Ramaphosa's career in the ANC and at the polls. An acquittal could end it African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule heads to the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on 19 February to face 21 charges of corruption and fraud dating from his time...
Vol 62 No 1 | SOUTH AFRICA Challenging the statist quo 7th January 2021 Ramaphosa must both placate unions and convince lenders he can reform the state, while fending off plots from inside his party The fortunes of the ruling African National Congress, and Cyril Ramaphosa's own survival as party and South African president, are dependent on the outcome of municipal elections scheduled...
Vol 62 No 1 | ZIMBABWE Mnangagwa digs in 7th January 2021 The President is entrenching himself while the opposition battles state repression and its own divisions President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime looks secure, in spite of what is widely viewed as Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front's complete political bankruptcy and the persistence of a deep-seated...