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Most notably, the president promised to reinvigorate the economy through a bottom-up approach that rewards Kenya’s “hustlers” -- those who must work and ‘hustle’ for a living…
Several of the main opposition figures are not participating or have decided to boycott, citing an unlevel playing field. The 2016 election runner-up, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259583
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Embattled FRELIMO.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233434
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The budget framework presented on February 20 provided a record 69-billion-rand (5-billion-dollar) rescue package for ailing power utility Eskom over three years. Despite measures…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242124
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Prospects for South Africa in 2020.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249037
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His proposals, which include an amendment to economic indigenisation policies, came just a week after new President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced his first cabinet in the aftermath…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226318
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Ruling FRELIMO lawmakers last week decided to postpone a proposed vote on electoral law amendments, part of a decentralisation package agreed earlier this year, unless RENAMO…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235799
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Yet market sentiment remains sceptical of Pretoria’s ability to deliver on the package, implement steep and politically contentious expenditure cuts and boost growth. Meanwhile, a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257441
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These contentious changes will strengthen the executive and weaken oversight from both the legislature and judiciary. Opposition to the amendments is growing from independent…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246446
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A recent IMF mission reported considerable progress towards agreement on a proposed 1.2-billion-dollar rescue package. However, the increasingly authoritarian bent of the…