That South African political parties across the spectrum were quick to venerate the politician and Zulu prince Mangosutho Buthelezi, who died last week, demonstrates that the country is still attached to Bantustan ideology.
New Zulu king Misuzulu's strategy for ensuring the relevance of his monarchy copies from the Windsors in Britain: use the media.
In both the rebuke and lionization of F.W. De Klerk, who recently died, there is an attempt to squeeze power into the zone of emotional sentiment.
The death of the Zulu king highlights the unresolved issues that continue to shapes lives in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Recent restrictions on refugees—and the limited protests against them—reflect the degree to which many South Africans see “xenophobia” as legitimate hate.
South African politics urgently needs an injection of electoral energy from the left, that speaks in a language that resonates with voters, rejects chauvinism and embraces democracy.
In the Economic Freedom Fighters, power is centralized in Julius Malema's leadership. How that plays out, will affect the EFF's future trajectory.
Media coverage of rhino poaching in Southern Africa not only fails to address white control over conservation, but also reinforces it.
Land reform in South Africa has to not only tackle racial inequalities of ownership, but also the power of chiefs and the Zulu royal family.
South Africa’s most famous monarch holds fast to power and prestige at no cost to himself.
Some South Africans are looking back on the apartheid era's Bantustan homelands with reverence. Here is why.
South African public life is rife with revisionism, often opportunistic. Take the case of Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
The ethno-nationalism that marked apartheid’s dying days has now morphed into a malignant “nativism” that threatens post-apartheid democracy.
William Gumede, who wrote a book about the ANC, makes a strange and careless argument--without recourse to evidence--about the ruling party's fortunes.
We were wrong. Some Africans do like Margaret Thatcher. Here's a gallery of 10 of them.
Revisionism pervades popular culture in South Africa now, coloring our perception of the past.
What came across as recognition of Africa Is a Country from a US State Department official, was more a case of speaking too fast.