Friday 6 January
South African President Jacob Zuma still sings a song, Umshini Wami (My Machine Gun) from his time as a commander of the armed wing of the ANC at every public meeting.
Monday 27 September
South African president Jacob Zuma was reportedly so worried about a rumoured challenge to his leadership at his party’s National General Council that he opted to spend last week with 4,000 party delegates on Durban’s so…
Why leopard skins and white trainers are de rigueur for South African president Jacob Zuma, and the first stirrings of a spa revolution in Saudi Arabia.
We find out what's in the wardrobe of the first woman to chair the African Union and how the Lebanese are cracking down on corruption.
Zimbabwe will see a violent election, Africa will begin to reject the IMF's prescriptions and all eyes will be on the new leader of the African Union.
An interview with South African political cartoonist Zapiro, Guinea's corrupt politicians get their come-uppance, and pilgrims go high-speed.
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik. in Norway, why Jacob Zuma is marrying a sixth time, and a peek at Monocle’s Thailand guide.
Should Yemen’s president be allowed US medical treatment? We also analyse the speech that could save Jacob Zuma’s career and discuss New York fashion Week.
We find out why South Africa’s deputy president is to challenge Jacob Zuma for the top job and ask why Paris Hilton chose the Holy City of Mecca for the site of her fifth store in Saudi Arabia.
We discuss whether the Palestinians could move one step closer to being a recognised state and consider what Jacob Zuma can do to rescue his image and that of the ANC. Plus, bakery business in Chicago.
Dr Lee Jones analyses Japan’s plan to issue pre-emptive strikes when under ‘imminent threat’, we preview Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address with Mzoxolo Mpolase, and Lisa Campbell takes us through the media headlines…
Jacob Zuma wins the leadership of South Africa’s ANC – our correspondent Alex Duval Smith provides the analysis from Cape Town. Plus, we assess the protests in Spain at Mariano Rajoy’s austerity measures, and get aviation…
Our column from Pretoria looks at how South Africa is manoeuvering itself into a world-power position. Plus elections in Seychelles, educating ultra-orthodox children in Israel and demanding change in Lebanon.
The Copenhagen Climate Conference, upcoming elections in rogue states and expert opinion on a new presidency in South Africa.
In the world of politics, September is the start of a new term in many countries, so we’ve compiled our report cards for 15 leaders. Who has gone to the top of the class and who should be doing extra homework? We give marks…
Nothing represents the shifting sands of global politics better than the African Union’s gleaming new HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A gift from the Chinese, it’s proof of the Asian giant’s growing clout. But the Germans are…
The defence industry is intertwined with politics and nationhood, and Ivor Ichikowitz is a man at the heart of all three in Africa. But don’t call him an arms dealer – he only has the best intentions for the continent, he…
As editor of ‘The Zimbabwe Independent’, Trevor Ncube became all too familiar with the consequences of criticising the government. Now based in South Africa, where around 35 per cent of people live in poverty, he has plans…
Istanbul is like the Med on steroids; stronger coffee, crazier roads and very animated, opinionated people. But the pace of life is more relaxed than in western Europe and the party scene doesn’t stop until dawn.
Douglas Coupland's unerring eye continues to define his times, Michael Haneke's White Ribbon scars the horses, and Toronto Indie superheroes Hidden Cameras mix it with Sweden's finest frostbitten chanteuse.
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