Democracy

OPINION | Democracy loses its glow for South Africans amid persistent inequality

Joleen Steyn Kotze, University of the Free State South Africans believed that the introduction of democracy in 1994 would... Read more

27 Apr

Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, Tshwane University of Technology On 27 April 1994, South Africans from all walks of life voted... Read more

26 Apr

Hong Kong – A pro-democracy Hong Kong radio DJ was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday for “seditious speech” under... Read more

20 Apr

Nairobi – A freelance video journalist working for the Associated Press was freed on bail on Friday after more... Read more

2 Apr

Dar es Salaam – The release of Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe last week raised hopes of an easing of... Read more

9 Mar

Cape Town – Even after the riots that shook South Africa last year, anti-apartheid hero and former top judge... Read more

9 Feb

Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Cotonou – Benin – once lauded as a poster child of good governance in West Africa – is facing... Read more

15 Dec, 2021

Washington – Democracy faces “sustained and alarming challenges” worldwide, US President Joe Biden said Thursday at the opening of... Read more

9 Dec, 2021

Banjul – Gambia’s newly re-elected President Adama Barrow pledged on Tuesday to introduce a presidential term limit before the end... Read more

8 Dec, 2021