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Winnie draws anger over Mandela comments By : Kenneth Ogosia
"I cannot forgive him for going to receive the Nobel with his jailer de Klerk. Hand in hand they went. Do you think de Klerk released him from the goodness of his heart? 'He had to. The times dictated it, the world had changed."
Jacob Zuma's 'Polygamist' Dilemma: Two wives, Two First Ladies? By : Staff Writer
Mystery surrounds spouses of polygamist president-in-waiting Zuma. With Zuma's African National Congress party's overwhelming victory in the parliamentary election, the first lady question is making headlines. Parliament elects South Africa's president, putting Zuma in line for the post when the new assembly votes in May.
Zuma's Baggage Too Much For South Africa To Bear By : William M. Gumede
Jacob Zuma, the leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, may have been left off the hook on a technicality on corruption, fraud and money laundering charges, but it would be better for him to defend himself in court to lift the cloud of allegations of corruption swirling around his head.
Is Zuma prolonging the inevitable or is strategy workable? By : James N. Kariuki
The ANC President, Jacob Zuma, faces serious charges of racketeering, corruption, fraud and tax evasion. If found guilty, he could go to jail for a long period — if his is handled as a normal case. But, as things stand now, Zuma’s is not a normal case; it possesses several built-in contradictions.
Perceptions of Zuma to affect SA globally By : James N. Kariuki
Now that Jacob Zuma is practically South Africa's President-designate, perceptions of him have national implications. Unfortunately, Zuma's political circumstances for the past several years have compelled him to resort to contradictory behaviour. Will the real Zuma please stand up? After dismissal as the country's Deputy President in 2005, Zuma faced a do-or-die political crisis that called for unorthodoxy.
Castro was key in South Africa's liberation By : James N. Kariuki
Clearly, Castro's Cuba had much to do with the liberation of Southern Africa. And all Cuba expected in return was for its soldiers to be allowed to "bring home the remains of their dead". Indeed, Mandela meant every word in stating that Castro had played a crucial role in his nation's liberation.
Folly of idolising the buffon in African politics By : Mutuma Mathiu
Mbeki is a man of the mind, with an advanced degree in economics, a party ideologue and thinker, the other is basically illiterate, the proud graduate of a primary school. One is an ascetic monogamist, the other is an earthy, footloose sexual vagabond with four wives to his name and 18 children to his loins' credit. He was tried for raping a girl young enough to be his daughter and acquitted. He explained that in his culture, it is criminal to leave a woman in a state of arousal.
Global eye focused on SA power transition By : James N. Kariuki
Next month the African National Congress, South Africa's ruling party, is scheduled to meet in the City of Polokwane to choose its leader. As the country's dominant party, the chosen leader will become the nation's head of state after the 2009 presidential race.

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