Vol 57 No 11 | MOZAMBIQUE State of fear 27th May 2016 Evidence is mounting that security forces are fomenting a climate of fear to suppress urban dissent while they conduct a scorched earth campaign against centres of support for...
Vol 57 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICA Guptas' export drive 27th May 2016 Regulators have begun inquiries into whether or not the three Gupta brothers, Ajay, Atul and Rajesh, exported large sums of money to Dubai, where they are now believed...
Vol 57 No 11 | MOZAMBIQUE Sovereign default looms 23rd May 2016 The debt time-bomb has all but exploded. A desperate government flails around looking for repayment solutions while public finances flounder After Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane confessed in Parliament last week that the government could not cover a major loan repayment due on 23 May, a sovereign default looks...
Vol 57 No 10 | MOZAMBIQUE Secret security debts devastate economy 13th May 2016 As officials count the rising cost of the hidden debts, President Nyusi faces awkward questions from investors and donors As Mozambique's mountain of dubious debts tops US$2 billion, there are growing calls for a forensic audit and an international police probe into the officials and entities involved... READ FOR FREE
Vol 57 No 9 | ZIMBABWE Morgan goes it alone 29th April 2016 Despite mobilising thousands against the government, the opposition is failing to exploit the ruling party's weakness and division Even with two years to go until the next general elections, the prospects for a grand opposition coalition to unseat the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front look...
Vol 57 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICA A charter for trouble 29th April 2016 Battle is looming between the government and mining companies over plans for more black empowerment Mining firms already struggling with low international commodity prices and rising labour costs are up in arms about the draft revised Mining Charter which the government issued for...
Vol 57 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICA ANC cries 'mayday' 29th April 2016 Talk of a new trades union federation is closer than than ever to reality, Africa Confidential has learned. The country's largest union, the National Union of Metalworkers of...
Vol 57 No 9 | MADAGASCAR Third premier lucky 29th April 2016 New Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana faces a key test next month when he presents his government programme to Parliament. It will be a challenge to sustain majority...
Vol 57 No 9 | MOZAMBIQUE IMF cut-off follows secret debt shock 15th April 2016 The Fund has stopped flows to Maputo after secret debts came to light. Even more massive obligations remain hidden, we can reveal Shocked by revelations that top security officials in Maputo had racked up secret state-backed loans as big as $1.5 billion, the International Monetary Fund has cancelled its emergency...
Vol 57 No 8 | SOUTH AFRICA Zuma's many foes mobilise 15th April 2016 A campaign calling for Zuma's resignation is growing while his battle with opponents inside the ANC is undecided The governing African National Congress (ANC) is under pressure from a wave of popular protest the like of which has not been seen since before the first free...