Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny’s body, Foreign Office says.
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Cell C listing to proceed as planned despite opposition
Cell C is set to list on the JSE on 27 November. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) Cell C is on track to debut on the JSE – which ITWeb understands will be next Thursday – as planned, despite a legal challenge of a 2024 approval of a change in majority ownership. The network operator’s former…
Africa’s Opposition Crisis Is a Mirror of Power Misunderstood and Purpose Misplaced
Africa’s democratic future will not be secured by louder protests or donor-funded theatrics; it will be built by opposition movements that master the mechanics of power. The continent must abandon the illusion that moral outrage alone can dismantle entrenched regimes. Instead, it must embrace the hard discipline of statecraft, institutional fluency, and strategic continuity. Africa’s…
Africa: SA’s G20 Agenda Draws Broad Support – – but It Could Be Undone By Trump’s Opposition
South Africa is pursuing an ambitious G20 agenda for the November Summit in Johannesburg — an agenda which, say some, is overly ambitious. South Africa is pursuing an ambitious G20 agenda for the November Summit in Johannesburg — an agenda which, say some, is overly ambitious. Has South Africa boosted Africa’s prospects by pursuing a…
Kenyan opposition figure dies at 80
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC. Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he…
As Nobel Prize goes to Venezuela’s opposition leader, how far would Trump go to help her?
This Nobel Prize win for Maria Corina Machado is being hugely welcomed by the opposition in Venezuela. The hope is it will draw renewed international attention to their cause. Responding to the prize, Machado directly called for help from the man who had hoped he would win it. “Today more than ever we count on…
Africa: How Biya, Ouattara, Other African Leaders Are Stifling Opposition
In recent months, political transitions in parts of Africa have taken an uncertain turn, with four key countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast, and Cameroon, witnessing significant power consolidation by ruling leaders or military juntas. At the heart of the unfolding developments is a marked erosion of democratic safeguards, exemplified by bans on…