Image credit: Wikimedia Commons The East Africa region has some of the fastest growing economies on the African continent. The M&A market has the potential to drive economic growth. Although the M&A market is currently dominated by Kenya and Tanzania,...
"Ugandan Members of Parliament have recently revived efforts to pass a new ‘anti-homosexuality law’ as a “Christmas present to Ugandans”; this comes a few months after the Constitutional Court of Uganda struck down the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2014...
Earlier this year (2014), the government of South Africa launched a historic LGBTI rights campaign. The campaign is the first of its kind on the continent. The campaign is one of many efforts by the National Task Team on Gender and Sexual Orientation-Based...
On 16 November 2014 the Sunday Sun ran cringe worthy front page. “MEET ZUMA’S NYATSI” reads the headline in caps. “SABC chairwoman by day, President’s pet by night”. The story is about South African Broadcasting Corporation chairwoman Ellen...
On Thursday 18 September, Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom. Unionists (such as myself) felt an odd mixture of emotions, chiefly a huge sense of relief and a gnawing sense of unease. Relief for the solid margin by which victory was achieved...
Many South Africans from all corners of the country have expressed an annoyance at the African National Congress' (ANC) apparent attack on the Public Protector, Ms Thuli Madonsela. The ANC is arguing that the Public Protector is not doing her work in compliance...
This year (2014) marks a milestone in South African history. It's been 20 years of constitutional democracy and we continue to live in relative peace. Also, Nelson Mandela passed and the 1994 peace accord still stands. Months have passed and South Africa...
It is unfortunate that after twenty years of constitutional democracy our country is still inundated with uncertainties and misgivings over the extent of the Public Protector’s mandate. I say it is “unfortunate” not because disagreements and confrontations,...
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