South Africa’s land obsession New delays in the land reform process demonstrate that the 'willing buyer, willing seller' model of redistribution has not offered government ... a quick fix, nor met the expectations of commercial farmers and dispossessed rural communities
Spasms in Zimbabwe’s body politic Policy decisions are at a standstill and food prices have risen since Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party partially pulled out of the ... government of national unity, says Frank Chikowore.
People of influence from left and right With no external threats to the ANC's dominance of politics, the coming months seem likely to see a clarification of the policy trends around ... leading figures of the left and centre.
Profile: Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence A much-feared veteran of Zimbabwe's security system, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa remains the favoured successor of President Robert Mugabe to lead ... ZANU-PF.
Zimbabwe: Military might makes things right The future of the shaky political agreement between the two leading parties could yet be decided by the same military men who organised last ... year's repression of the MDC
Tendai Biti *Online Exclusive* Zimbabwe's finance minister talks about power-sharing, the Zim dollar and ideological differences between the MDC and ZANU-PF ...
A country poised to rebound Miners and businessmen are singing the praises of an economic recovery, but the politicians have tough hurdles to pass in order to organise elections ... within two years
Interview: Ian Khama, President of Botswana Having now ruled Botswana for over a year, following the retirement of former President Festus Mogae, President Seretse Khama Ian Khama faces ... his first general election in October. He talks to The Africa Report about democracy, Zimbabwe and the impact of the global recession
African miners dig deeper Many mineral prices may have dropped, but there is no lack of action over promising assets. ...