As an insurgency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen, SADC members recently resolved to intervene, raising fears that this intervention may not only worsen the situation but may even inflame...
Author - Cyril Zenda
John Magufuli: What the Death of the COVID Skeptic President...
On March 18 – a day after announcing that President John Magufuli had died from “a heart ailment” – the then Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, and all her security details and other top officials...
Covid-19 Worsens Xenophobic Attitudes in South Africa
As Covid-induced hardships bite deeper, hyper nationalistic hashtags such as #PutSouthAfricaFirst and #WeWantOurCountryBack are becoming increasingly popular with many in South Africa. As soon as the...
Whilst Rich Countries Hoard COVID-19 Vaccines, Herbs Remain The...
As the second – more deadly – wave of the Coronavirus sweeps through Africa sending infection and death rates soaring, citizens without access to modern medical services and unsure if any vaccines...
The Fight Over the Destiny of Southern Africa’s Wildlife
It’s a fight that pits people against animals, African nations against western conservationists, leading some to ask ‘do black lives matter less than wildlife in Southern Africa?’...
The Festive Season Means Homesickness for Millions of Exiles and...
As most people take time to celebrate the Christmas and the New Year’s holidays with relatives and friends, for tens of millions that have fled threats, wars, turmoil and persecution at home, such...
‘New Zimbabwe’ Remains Elusive Three Years Later
Three years ago, Zimbabweans wildly celebrated what they saw as a change for the better, but now they regret this change that has sadly turned out to be a change for the worse as the ‘New Zimbabwe’...
Are Mercenaries the Answer to Mozambique’s Deadly Insurgency?
As Mozambique faces the growing security problem of an Islamist insurgency in the gas-rich northeastern province of Cabo Delgado, will the deployment of mercenaries solve – rather than exacerbate –...