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 Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
Pretoria's new diplomats win continental plaudits but face more chaos in their neighbourhood
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 to meddle in Congo-Kinshasa, South Africa will be blamed for helping ...
A Pretoria-based military company is at the centre of a security row in Iraq
President Thabo Mbeki has finally ended the African National Congress's awkward relationship with Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi by leaving him out of the cabinet in the post-election reshuffle on 28 April (AC Vol 45 No 8).
The upcoming season of pan-African summits will test the new institutions and promises of reform
As polling stations closed on 14 April, activists were predicting the end of coalition government. With the African National Congress set to win a two-thirds majority, many ANC supporters questioned the need to remain in coalition with Mangosuthu Buthelez...
The ANC will win the elections but the size of its victory will determine the President's powers
Late last year, the African National Congress ran out of cash. It could not pay its 500 staff their November and December salaries on time or give them Christmas bonuses. Now it dominates the election campaign, financially as well as politically. At 70 mi...
The government set itself an examination and, not surprisingly, it passed
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