Burkina Faso’s Military Coup a warning African democracy may be unravelling
Heavily armed troops crushed protests in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou after a former spy chief seized power in a military coup on Thursday.
Heavily armed troops crushed protests in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou after a former spy chief seized power in a military coup on Thursday.
Halfway through our UK adventure it’s easy to see why money pours into this small country where cranes seem to be everywhere.
Cees Bruggemans and Willie Esterhuyse call fear a tax, potentially undermining the efficiency of SA’s Democracy, inviting all kinds of defensiveness, with no guarantee of success, as much in our social lives as in our greater political and economic existence.
South Africa is progressing, transforming – despite the naysayers. It’s a process of change, complete with all its trials and tribulations. Read more in today’s newsletter from Alec Hogg.
This day marked a giant leap in the long walk to freedom, not just for Nelson Mandela but also for the people of South Africa as a whole, said Zuma
Can you visualise Jacob “protector of the constitution” Zuma, being thrown off his constitutionally destructive perch just because he lied, cheated and stole the people’s money?
A nation which, for the most part, is prepared to re-assess, listen and learn as the two of us did last night. That’s one of the often forgotten benefits of democracy
Every young democracy requires challenges. Until boundaries have been pushed, sometimes beyond their limits, equitable structures will never be universally accepted.