Apartheid casts a long shadow across South Africa Laura Seay - June 23, 2022 Andrew Harding’s new book, ‘These Are Not Gentle People,’ takes a deep look at community fear and mistrust
South Africa’s turmoil is about more than Jacob Zuma Sibusiso Nkomo and Carolyn Logan - July 22, 2021 Afrobarometer surveys reveal the challenges facing one of the continent’s leading democracies
Why South Africans are protesting the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma Carolyn E. Holmes - July 13, 2021 Zuma’s brand of populism centered on providing opportunities for poor rural residents, but it was clouded by controversy
There’s a new way to understand vigilantism in South Africa Kim Yi Dionne - June 28, 2019 ‘Contradictions of Democracy’ is an accessible, compelling read about an important subject.
South Africa votes Wednesday. Its urban voters probably won’t turn out the ANC. Noah Nathan - May 6, 2019 Here’s what we can learn from Ghana’s shift to an urban nation.
Here are 4 reasons that South Africa’s ANC lost ground in the 2016 elections Philip Martin, Nina McMurry, Evan Lieberman, and Daniel de Kadt - August 12, 2016 What's happening to the party of Nelson Mandela?
What do Africans actually think about public health interventions from afar? Kim Yi Dionne - July 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44289" align="aligncenter" width="960"] British pop star Elton John signs
What to expect in the 2014 South African elections Dorina Bekoe - March 20, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Thousands of health activists from 13
Climate Negotiations in Durban: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full, and Does It Really Matter? Erik Voeten - December 11, 2011 We are delighted to welcome the following guest post from