Vol 56 No 17 | SOUTH AFRICA The woman most likely… 27th August 2015 The plan that a woman should be the ANC's next leader is gaining in popularity. But it's also an ingenious tactical ploy by Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa's campaign to succeed President Jacob Zuma suffered a massive blow when the African National Congress Women's League declared that a woman should be the party's nex...
Vol 56 No 17 | SOUTH AFRICA Launch of a bandwagon 27th August 2015 The nascent campaign behind Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has the support not only of the African National Congress Women's League and other elements of President Jacob Zuma's camp but al...
Vol 56 No 17 | ZIMBABWE The 'Grace plot' thickens 27th August 2015 The First Lady’s rivals are airing suspicions of a master plan to make her leader of the party and then, of the country President Robert Mugabe has assembled a cabal to ensure that his wife Grace succeeds him as head of state, senior government and ruling party sources linked to Vice-President Emmer...
Vol 56 No 17 | NAMIBIA Hage heads off land protests 27th August 2015 President Hage Geingob has defused urban land protests which threatened to erupt into mass occupations at the end of July. This follows an unprecedented declaration of his and his ...
Vol 56 No 17 | ZIMBABWE Passing and wielding the baton 18th August 2015 The President's penchant for travel has not relieved any political pressure or distracted protestors from economic woes Today, President Robert Mugabe hands over the Southern African Development Community chair to Botswana's President Seretse Khama Ian Khama, and next month he ends his year-long sti...
Vol 56 No 16 | SOUTH AFRICA Cracks in the ANC monolith 6th August 2015 The alliance between ANC, communists and labour is weakening. Anti-Zuma factions seem to be carrying all before them Eight unions in the Congress of South African Trade Unions are raising funds abroad to start a new labour-based political party and a new union federation. They want the former to ...
Vol 56 No 16 | SOUTH AFRICA Public sectarians 6th August 2015 State-owned enterprises are in disarray as political appointees and managers clash. Much of it is to do with the ANC
Vol 56 No 16 | SOUTH AFRICA Left and right on the Rand 6th August 2015 The South African Competition Commission’s investigation of alleged bank manipulation of foreign exchange dealing is dividing government economic departments, Africa Confidential u...
Vol 56 No 16 | MOZAMBIQUE No offence, honestly 6th August 2015 A journalist and an academic face trial on 31 August for an offence which no longer exists.
Vol 56 No 15 | ANGOLA Fifteen on file 23rd July 2015 What lies behind last month’s arrest of 15 young Angolans charged with plotting regime change and threatening public order?