Congo President seeks to change Constitution, wants another term

By Robert Mbakouo (Bloomberg) — The Republic of Congo’s ruling Congolese Party of Labour issued a declaration calling for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Sassou Nguesso to run for a third term. The party’s central committee, which announced the proposal, called for talks with politicians and members of civil society to seek consensus … Read more

Crime stats lack credibility, already outdated

While the mass media swallowed the SAPS official crime statistics released last week, the institute for Securities Studies is having none of it. On CNBC Africa’s Power Lunch today, ISS researcher Dr Chandre Gold explained why.

Stewart: Affirmative Action, ConCourt judgement threatens Rainbow Nation

What social engineers have always missed is while people might join crowds, each human being is an individual with customised thoughts and actions. And dreams. Deep inside every parent is the belief our newborn child will be the next great thing for the world – a future CEO, Judge, Doctor, Professor even President. Of course … Read more

A collection of this week’s quotes. Heart-eating and all

“The reason for me to eat the unknown guy’s heart was to show him that I am not a moffie [gay] and after I finished eating the heart, I realised he was dead.” — Prosecutor Quawnita Geyer reading from a statement by Andrew Chimboza in his bail application in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court. He is … Read more

SA’s competitiveness has slumped since 2010, here’s why

There are many reasons to be skeptical about the various competitiveness indices that are published by various organisations – the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and the subject of this interview, the Institute for Management Development (IMD), which publishes an annual World Competitiveness Report. Often these indices are based on weak data, or highly … Read more

Abducted girls forced to marry extremist- Reports

A civil society group says villagers are reporting that scores of girls and young women who were recently kidnapped from a school in Nigeria are being forced to marry Islamic extremists. A federal senator for the area in northeast Nigeria wants the government to get international help to rescue the more than 200 missing girls … Read more