One day, if they follow instructions, Africa’s new democracies will grow up to be “real” like those of Western Europe and North America. This assumption makes...
On the cards this year? More polls, power struggles and ambitious projects. Whichever way one looks at it, 2019 promises Africa a spot in the limelight...
November 2017 will go down in the history of Zimbabwe as the beginning of the end of Robert Mugabe’s 37 year tyranny. A tumultuous week finally culminated...
As democracy gradually spread around the world, capitalism was favored over the more repressive feudal system. It meant that those who were not born of royalty,...
On February 11, it will be 25 years since Nelson Mandela’s release. Millions of people remember where they were on that day and tell of their...
In her new book, Zelda la Grange, Nelson Mandela’s trusted assistant for 19 years, tells how she grew to cherish the man she had been taught...
On May 7, a record 18 million South Africans, young and old, black and white, voted, marking 20 years of democracy. In Johannesburg, FORBES WOMAN AFRICA...
As South Africa marked 20 years of democracy, a record 18 million people voted. With the celebration was discontent.
South Africa’s elections will see the ‘born free’ generation voting for the very first time. They come with their unbiased ideas about leadership, transition and freedom.
There’s an election coming in Africa’s biggest economy on May 7 and it appears the ruling party may take a knock. The African National Congress is...