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July 10, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s Mamphela Ramphele Leaves Politics
Mamphela Ramphele, the founder of the political party AgangSA (Agang is the northern Sotho word for ‘build’) in 2013, announced on July 8 that she is leaving politics. Agang did poorly in the May 7 …
February 4, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Fits and Starts in South Africa’s Journey Toward Non-Racial Democracy
The collapse of a short-lived, and much ballyhooed, presidential candidacy by Mamphela Ramphele on the Democratic Alliance (DA) ticket appears to be a “fit” rather than a "start” in South Africa’s mo…
October 5, 2011
China
Zuma Government Blocks Dalai Lama’s Visit to South Africa
Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks to supporters at a pro-Tibet rally in San Francisco, California April 8, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Courtesy Reuters) On October 4, the Dalai Lama canceled a planned visi…
April 28, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s May 7 Elections and What I Will Be Watching
There seems to be a good deal of genuinely democratic ferment in South Africa, and the post-apartheid political mold may be breaking apart. South Africa’s new political directions may be clearer by t…
October 24, 2013
South Africa
New South African Opposition Party Focuses on African National Congress’ Corruption
Mamphela Ramphele’s new political party, AgangSA is making high level corruption a political issue in the run-up to South Africa’s 2014 national elections. Her party has called for a minimum sentence…
