President Frederick Chiluba has sworn that he will not after all seek the unconstitutional third term that he worked so hard to win. On 8 May he reaffirmed: 'I am not going to stan...

The Minister of Safety and Security, Steve Tshwete, is not known for political finesse. Nevertheless, he had to be taken seriously when he announced that the police would investiga...

The government may be getting ready to talk to its arch-enemy, Jonas Savimbi of the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola. The new parliamentary commissi...

The President's indecision is final. President Robert Mugabe's announcement on 17 April that he will contest the next presidential election as his party's flagbearer has resolved n...

Could President Thabo Mbeki risk being ousted by his own party? Will he be challenged for the leadership of the African National Congress at the end of 2002 or win a second preside...

Afonso Dhlakama, President of the opposition Renamo party, walked out after five hours of talks with President Joaquim Alberto Chissano on 29 March, handing over a letter prepared ...

Born-again Christian President Frederick Chiluba arrived back in Lusaka for Easter to denounce the 'ministerial treachery' against him in biblical terms. He compared those minister...

Fifteen senior members of the governing MMD's National Executive Committee publicly oppose Chiluba's bid for a third term...

South African lawyers fear that the government's draft Legal Practice Bill could bring the legal profession, including the Bar, under state control. The Bar is up in arms. The Chai...

There's nothing like a coup plot to distract attention from political troubles. It is widely believed in Blantyre that last week's alleged putsch was not a coup plot at all. Revela...