Naledi Pandor says attacks on foreigners are an embarrassment to South Africa
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor says attacks on foreign shops and individuals is an embarrassment to South Africa. She’ll speak to Africa ambassadors in Pretoria about it – as he predecessor Lindiwe Sisulu did five months ago. South Africa’s High Commission in Abuja and consulate in Lagos have been temporarily closed because […]
Robert Mugabe dies, leaving mixed legacy
Robert Mugabe has died, aged 95. Jean-Jacques Cornish, who covered the Lancaster House Conference that secured him the Zimbabwe Presidency, recalls the man who’s early successes where overshadowed by the ruination caused by his clinging to power. As president, Robert Mugabe liked to invite me to state house in Harare to recall the Lancaster House […]
Lord Peter Hain says history will judge Robert Mugabe harshly
Former anti-apartheid activist and British Foreign Office Minister Lord Peter Hain says history will judge Robert Mugabe harshly. He calls the ousted Zimbabwe president a classical example of a liberator who betrayed the values of the struggle he championed. Lord Hain says he does not feel grief about Robert Mugabe’s death in Singapore at the […]
History will judge Robert Mugabe harshly
by Jean-Jacques Cornish There have been uniformly respectful official tributes from the neighbours of ousted Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe who has died in Singapore aged 95. “South Africans join the people and government of Zimbabwe in mourning the passing of a liberation fighter and champion of Africa’s cause against colonialism,” says South African President Cyril […]