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New AU chair shows regional dynamics will persist

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AFRICAN UNION

The AU Commission is effectively the secretariat of the AU. It has significantly less influence than the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which determines AU policy…

Cities will be South Africa's key vote battlegrounds

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for municipal elections in South Africa.

South Africa’s Ramaphosa will stress good governance

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SOUTH AFRICA

Ramaphosa appointed established individuals to the key finance and public enterprises portfolios while removing several figures associated with his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, and…

Ramaphosa will face key period for reform progress

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SOUTH AFRICA

Ramaphosa's reform challenges.

Ramaphosa will ward off leadership challengers

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SOUTH AFRICA

In it, she took aim at high-level judges and politicians using terms such as "mentally colonised Africans" and attacked what she called a "neo-liberal constitution" of "foreign…

African presidents will weigh costs of leaving office

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AFRICA

Jammeh has rescinded his initial concession and is challenging the outcome. Across the continent, decisions of presidents to stand down from office are critical for avoiding…

Attacks on South Africa’s constitution will increase

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SOUTH AFRICA

The constellation of political and social forces crystallised in the 1996 constitutional compromise has broken down. In part this relates to persistently high poverty, gaping…

ANC conference should bolster Ramaphosa’s position

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SOUTH AFRICA

The election results for the party’s other ‘top seven’ positions, as well as the 80 elective positions on the National Executive Committee (NEC), also appeared largely to fall in…

Tough South Africa budget may keep downgrade at bay

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SOUTH AFRICA

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…

Prospects for South Africa in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for South Africa in 2020.