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CORRUPTION IN AFRICAN POLITICS
What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests?South Africa faces escalating anti-immigrant sentiment, with protesters demanding undocumented foreigners leave. Despite claims of being ov...
Forget the DOJ. For a Trump pardon, call "Bobby" and other influencersPresident Donald Trump's pardon system has shifted dramatically. Influence now hinges on personal networks and narratives of victimhood, by...
Sunday inspirational quote of the day by Mark Twain: 'A full belly is little worth where the mind is starved' What American author said about life's purpose and how life is beyond material comfortMark Twain, a celebrated American author, emphasized that true fulfillment requires more than just material comfort. His famous quote, "A f...
African Proverb of the Day: 'If you close your eyes to facts...'-Life lessons on truth, awareness, accountability, and why ignoring reality often leads to painful consequencesAfrican proverbs offer timeless wisdom. Ignoring facts leads to painful lessons. Denial does not make problems disappear. Reality eventuall...
Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks and condemns capital punishmentPope Leo XIV calls for renewed talks between the United States and Iran to end the war. He strongly condemns capital punishment and advocat...
African proverb of the day: 'When a fish rots, the head...' Lessons on Leadership, politics, accountability and why top management is responsible for failureAfrican proverb of the day focuses on the message “When a fish rots, the head stinks first.” The proverb explains leadership, politics, acc...
Trump on a trade deal spree, signs extension of Africa duty-free trade programPresident Donald Trump has extended a key trade program for Africa. The African Growth and Opportunity Act will now run until December 31, ...
Namibia's liberation-era party : The next to fall?Will Namibia be the next country in southern Africa to kick out a political party in power since independence? Apart from Botswana, "these ...
Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou dies at 77Issa Hayatou, the long-time leader of African soccer and interim president of FIFA during its 2015 corruption crisis, passed away on Thursd...
Chinese companies win half of all African construction contracts employing alleged corrupt methodsChinese companies have been accused of winning around half of all African construction contracts meant for foreign firms through corrupt me...
Indian-origin fugitive Gupta brothers are still South African citizens: Home Affairs Minister MotsoalediThe three Gupta brothers, Ajay, Atul and Rajesh are wanted in South Africa for their alleged roles in the looting of billions of rands from...
Guptas did not capture state, they were just corrupt: South Africa's Opposition leader MalemaIndian-origin fugitive businessmen Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta did not capture the state, but were engaged in corrupt activities, South Afr...
South African court agrees to hear former president Jacob Zuma's challenge to jail term: ReportThe Constitutional Court on Tuesday sentenced Zuma to 15 months in jail for absconding in February from an inquiry led by Deputy Chief Just...
South Africa seizes $1.3 million from Gupta family-owned company's bank accountOn Wednesday, the government gazette published a notice by Reserve Bank deputy governor Kuben Naidoo for the forfeiture of the money and an...
African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remainThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to bring together 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic bloc that will be th...
South Africa offers to waive arbitration penalties to remove Denel off blacklistThe South African firm was stopped from doing business with India in 2005 on alleged corruption practices and has been unable to restart wo...
Bank of Baroda gets reprieve in South Africa, but still faces criminal plaintA consortium called the Organized Crime and Corruption Project has prepared a report alleging the bank helped the Gupta family launder mone...
AAP changed after Delhi win; stated values, objectives beliedAam Admi Party ignited enormous hope among people who viewed the corruption-driven present political options with complete cynicism.
Feminist Icon Germaine Greer not impressed with Sonia Gandhi, India's most powerful personWhat is important, says Greer, is the political structure that supports a head of state or the most powerful person in a country.
- South Africa, Brazil also have mass protests against corruption
In South Africa, Jacob Zuma is under sharp attack for corruption from within his party, the African National Congress.