Challenge of Leadership in Transiting African Societies
Our central purpose today is to underline that a high quality of statecraft is an absolute requirement, in ensuring continuity of ideologically focused leadership in transiting societies in Africa. A number of experiences are instructive. In 1985 in Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere commended Ali Hassan Mwinyi to the organs and membership of the Chama Cha […]
Desmond Tutu’s Farewell Message to #AhmedKathrada
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s statement on the death of Ahmed Kathrada – leader, former political prisoner and ally of Nelson Mandela, and a hero during the struggle against apartheid: When the gates of apartheid’s political prisons swung open in 1989/1990 the quality of the human beings who emerged was an extraordinary blessing for all South Africans. […]
Former Diplomat Admits CIA Involvement in Nelson Mandela Arrest
A real life half-century-old spy thrilleresque mystery is back in the news. How did the South African police manage to capture Nelson Mandela so easily outside Howick in KwaZulu-Natal? This story reads like one of those really convoluted John LeCarre novels, or perhaps Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent. But before we even begin to tell […]
Mandela Is Dead, Stop Voting With Your Emotions – Malema
Julius Malema has asked people to stop claiming they are voting for Mandela and focus on using their votes to influence change. The EFF leader was addressing a crowd of 2,000 people in Luka’s Olympia Park Stadium on Tuesday where the party will celebrate its second anniversary on Saturday. “Do not use emotions when you […]
