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As Uganda approaches the 15 January 2026 elections, the campaign trail has revealed as much about how political actors seek power as why they seek it. Beyond competing manifestos and personalities, this campaign cycle has showcased a wide range of campaign strategies, traditional, modern, and unconventional, each aimed at capturing voter attention in an increasingly…
The African National Congress’s (ANC) battle to reclaim the sacred name Umkhonto weSizwe from Jacob Zuma’s party is nothing less than a defence of its very soul and heritage. It is a fight to safeguard a revolutionary heritage, to protect a legacy forged in blood and sacrifice and to shield the identity of the liberation…
The economic relationship between the US and China has entered a new and more dangerous phase. What began as a trade war has hardened into deliberate separation. Washington insists that decoupling is necessary to protect national security and reduce dependence on Beijing. Yet the evidence now suggests that this strategy is inflicting greater damage on…
This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning. As the political elite retreat into festive excess — sumptuous meals, premium liquor and Cuban cigars — the country limps toward year-end burdened by unresolved crises and looming choices. Soon after the celebrations fade,…
Africa’s digital economy is growing rapidly, driven by digital shifts across the continent. More investments in cloud services, e-commerce, and digital finance are boosting data centre development and countries like South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya are leading the way. However, a major challenge remains. Sustainable and reliable power systems must form the backbone of Africa’s…
In August this year, as I began writing this essay, South Africa’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, was leading a high-level delegation on an extensive science and innovation visit to my homeland, Tunisia. Such deepening pan-African collaboration is a development to celebrate. When I visited South Africa for the first time…
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and its supposed continental powerhouse, now staggers under the weight of yet another nationwide security emergency. President Bola Tinubu’s declaration comes in the wake of mass kidnappings, brazen terrorist assaults and the assassination of senior military officers, symptoms of a state unravelling before the eyes of its citizens but behind…
In October 2025, as the Lake of Stars Festival unfolded on the shores of Lake Malawi, South African musicians performed alongside artists from Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. Kenyan performers collaborated with Malawian producers. Audiences from Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and beyond moved to a rhythm that belonged to no single nation, yet to all of them…
A young couple finds their perfect starter home. They can afford the bond. Their salaries qualify. Their credit record is spotless. Then the transfer duty invoice lands in their inbox and the dream collapses. This is the real affordability crisis in South Africa. Not the bond repayments. Not the monthly instalments. The upfront costs attached…
Imagine waking up one day and hearing your wife say: “I don’t know who you are. We’re not married. In fact, we never were.” Sounds like something out of an Orwellian dystopia? Actually, it can happen right here in South Africa. My wife, Nazira, is South African. I am Indian. We married in a small…