President Cyril Ramaphosa names a compromise Cabinet
President Cyril Ramaphosa has named a compromise Cabinet reflecting the reality that he is the weakest leader of the ANC since it came to power 24 years ago. He’s brought back ministers sacked by his predecessor Jacob Zuma that will be popular with investors and the market. The opposition has criticized his failure to downsize […]
Tanzanian MP jailed for defaming President
A Tanzanian lawmaker’s been jailed for five months for defaming President John Pombe Magufuli. He’s judged to have delivered a hate speech at a political rally at the end of December. The jailed MP is Joseph Mbilinyi, popularly known as ‘Sugu’. He’s a member of Tanzania’s leading opposition party Chadema. Party worker Emmanuel Masonga has […]