Vol 40 No 14 | ZIMBABWE A hard act to follow 9th July 1999 The post-Nkomo era promises a major shake-up in Matabeleland and beyond For a few days, the death of Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo united Zimbabweans. He was 82, a towering figure since the 1950s, when he returned from college in...
Vol 40 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICA Mbeki the mystery 25th June 1999 The new cabinet reveals little about the new President's political style Now centre-stage as President, Thabo Mbeki still keeps South Africans guessing. His patchwork cabinet is dominated by ministers who served Nelson Mandela, and expanded to 29 from 26...
Vol 40 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICA Powers behind the throne 25th June 1999 Much more striking than the cabinet reshuffle are the big structural changes in government under President Thabo Mbeki. His office denies that he is creating an 'imperial presidency'...
Vol 40 No 13 | MALAWI Close shave 25th June 1999 After narrowly winning a second term, President Muluzi faces tough opponents Close-run and bad-tempered, Malawi's 15 June elections have sparked off several street confrontations and plenty of litigation. However, President Bakili Muluzi looks set to ride the storm, helped...
Vol 40 No 13 | MOZAMBIQUE Chissano tastes success 25th June 1999 As elections approach, the President is far more popular than his party President Joaquim Chissano is determined to go to the polls before the end of the millennium, claiming most of the credit for Mozambique's reputation as Africa's new success...
Vol 40 No 13 | ANGOLA Gem gumshoes 25th June 1999 The United Nations is at last getting serious about the massive diamond-smuggling operations which nourish the rebellion of Jonas Savimbi's União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola....
Vol 40 No 12 | ZIMBABWE Where's the door? 11th June 1999 Beleaguered President Mugabe is fighting pressure for him to retire President Robert Mugabe may not after all be heading for a speedy retirement, although he was 75 in February and has held power since April 1980. Speculation...
Vol 40 No 12 | SOUTH AFRICA Mbeki's triumph 11th June 1999 The ANC just misses its target, the NP collapses, the DP rises, Holomisa returns The overwhelming majority won by the African National Congress in the 2 June elections was spectacular if predictable. And it left opposition voters surprisingly unflustered, considering some...
Vol 40 No 12 | ZAMBIA Paris to Lusaka 11th June 1999 The usual bashing of non-governmental organisations followed the World Bank's Consultative Group on Zambia in Paris on 26-28 May (AC Vol 40 No 11). Zambia's Finance Minister...
Vol 40 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICA Gauteng for Mbeki 28th May 1999 The election of a provincial prime minister may give a foretaste of future politics The smallest and richest of South Africa’s nine provinces seems certain to give the ruling African National Congress a solid majority at the national and provincial elections on...