Vol 45 No 23 | GUINEASOUTH AFRICA Honoured dictator 19th November 2004 There has been neither visible mention of nor comment on President Thabo Mbeki's recent posthumous decoration of the late President Ahmed Sekou Touré of Guinea.
Vol 45 No 23 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Russian roulette 19th November 2004 A touted take-over of Gold Fields by Harmony Gold, both major South African companies, looks as though it may be about to fall flat on its face. Harmony...
Vol 45 No 22 | SOUTH AFRICA Drama in the Durban dock 5th November 2004 Deputy President Jacob Zuma's future is on the line as his friend and financial advisor goes on trial The two most powerful men in the country's politics flanked grieving widow Linda Makhaye at the funeral of African National Congress firebrand Dumisani Makhaye on 30 October. To...
Vol 45 No 22 | SOUTH AFRICAIRAQ A very private war II 5th November 2004 Erynis Iraq replies to Africa Confidential Further to your article 'South Africa/Iraq: A very private war' of 11 June 2004 (AC Vol 45 No 12), we wish to respond to the allegations made.
Vol 45 No 21 | SOUTH AFRICA Facts on a fax 22nd October 2004 Pressure is mounting on Deputy President Jacob Zuma following claims by state prosecutors on 19 October that he received a 500,000 rand (US$79,000) bribe from France's Thomson-CSF.
Vol 45 No 20 | SOUTH AFRICA That golden moment 8th October 2004 A foreign take-over of a local bank could mean the end of exchange controls Barclays' planned purchase of ABSA (Amalgamated Banks of South Africa) is set to be the biggest foreign investment in post-apartheid South Africa. It cheers economic liberals, who argue...
Vol 45 No 19 | MOROCCOSOUTH AFRICA Collision course 24th September 2004 The new Pan-African Parliament has already made an impact. As it opened in Midrand on 16 September, Pretoria established diplomatic ties with the Polisario Front's government-in-exile, the Saharan...
Vol 45 No 14 | SOUTH AFRICA The limits of power 9th July 2004 Pretoria's new diplomats win continental plaudits but face more chaos in their neighbourhood Pretoria's expansionists are having a good year. Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma was elected to the chair of the African Union's newly formed Peace and Security Council and...
Vol 45 No 14 | RWANDASOUTH AFRICACONGO-KINSHASAAFRICA Military might 9th July 2004 This week's military agreement between Rwanda and South Africa may be touted as African Union cooperation and regional peace-building. But some in Pretoria fear that if Kigali continues...
Vol 45 No 12 | SOUTH AFRICAIRAQ A very private war 11th June 2004 A Pretoria-based military company is at the centre of a security row in Iraq South African-based Erinys International (AC Vol 45 No 4) and its affiliate Erinys Iraq have secured the renewal of their US$50 million contract, awarded by Iraq's Coalition Provisional...