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Samora Machel

From Government of National Unity to a national dialogue and beyond (Part Two)

Op-eds

From Government of National Unity to a national dialogue and beyond (Part Two)

By Raymond Suttner

Inquest opened after family accuse police of torturing son to death

South Africa

Inquest opened after family accuse police of torturing son to death

By Phumeza Halonisi

Police attack mourners at funeral and memorial service of popular Mozambican rapper Azagaia

Africa

Police attack mourners at funeral and memorial service of popular Mozambican rapper Azagaia

By Adriano Nuvunga and Emídio Beula

Community accuses rolling blackouts for deaths of young couple in shack fire

South Africa

Community accuses rolling blackouts for deaths of young couple in shack fire

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp

Life on the mean streets, where at night ‘the gangsters start shooting like mad, like they are in a war zone’

South Africa

Life on the mean streets, where at night ‘the gangsters start shooting like mad, like they are in a war zone’

By Shiraaz Mohamed

Unresolved intimate partner assault: Josina Machel loses an eye

South Africa

Unresolved intimate partner assault: Josina Machel loses an eye

By Raymond Suttner

Newly released US government documents reveal spicy gossip about Mandela and Graça’s marriage

South Africa

Newly released US government documents reveal spicy gossip about Mandela and Graça’s marriage

By J Brooks Spector

Analysis: Zimbabwe – a military coup is no promise of political stability

Africa

Analysis: Zimbabwe – a military coup is no promise of political stability

By Mikaela Nhondo Erskog

MugabeGate: The people vs Mugabe and the government of South Africa

South Africa

MugabeGate: The people vs Mugabe and the government of South Africa

By Marianne Thamm

GroundUp: Nyanga policing – will promises be kept this time?

South Africa

GroundUp: Nyanga policing – will promises be kept this time?

By GroundUp

Open Letter from President Jacob Zuma to Mia Couto, Mozambican writer and poet

Africa

Open Letter from President Jacob Zuma to Mia Couto, Mozambican writer and poet

By President Jacob Zuma

Flying high: A history of presidential jets in Africa

Africa

Flying high: A history of presidential jets in Africa

By Richard Poplak