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The Seven Year Itch: Parliament, Power and the Road to Zimbabwe in 2030
President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is anxious to stay where he is for at least another few years, maybe longer than that. Democracy is not a slogan. It is… Read more >
Palace in Wonderland
Royals at work – But daylight has destroyed the “magic” of Britain’s most privileged family Sources at Buckingham Palace tell journalists that ‘providing a testimony is now a matter… Read more >
Decades after political independence, Africans are still walking along a dusty road that leads to personal freedom
Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere was hailed as a great African socialist and leader, praised by Britain, China and the World Bank (Picture by Adarsh Nayar) The American country song tells… Read more >