Nairobi tense as Kenya marks democracy uprising
Nairobi – Kenya marked its fight for democracy on Monday, with police blocking main roads in Nairobi ahead of... Read more
7 Jul
Hundreds arrested as Turkey protesters defy crackdown
Istanbul – Almost 1,500 people have been detained – including an AFP photographer – as tens of thousands continued... Read more
26 Mar
Presidential term limits help protect democracy – long ones can be dangerous
Rosalind Dixon, UNSW Sydney and David Landau, Florida State University The purpose of presidential term limits is to protect... Read more
17 Jan
What one university’s 30-year transformation reveals about Afrikaans and language planning in SA
Lloyd Hill, Stellenbosch University When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, five of the country’s universities used Afrikaans... Read more
16 Jan
AU has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different
Adem K Abebe, University of Pretoria The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has congratulated the... Read more
7 Jan
Pravin Gordhan: a lifetime of service to SA – as an activist and in building new democracy
Vishwas Satgar, University of the Witwatersrand It is hard to give an account of Pravin Gordhan’spolitical commitment in a... Read more
17 Sep, 2024
George Clooney backs Harris, lauds Biden for ‘saving democracy:’ statement
United States — Hollywood star George Clooney — one of the first high-profile Democratic activists to urge Joe Biden... Read more
23 Jul, 2024
Eswatini MPs jailed for ‘terrorism’ and murder linked to pro-democracy protests
Mbabane – A court in Eswatini sentenced two pro-democracy lawmakers to 25 and 18 years in jail on Monday... Read more
16 Jul, 2024
Former judge Johann Kriegler says SA democracy ‘lacks maturity and leaders’
Cape Town — Retired Constitutional Court judge, Johann Kreigler, said all voters had a moment to reflect on their... Read more
30 May, 2024
14 Hong Kong democracy campaigners found guilty of subversion
Hong Kong – A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case... Read more
30 May, 2024
