A leading academic urges a 10-year breather from democracy to allow warring parties to settle down after emerging from years of conflict
Analysts predict Zim leader’s imminent demise, with a chorus of disenchantment rising, writes Peter Fabricius
Third chance for peace looks like a pipe dream, writes Peter Fabricius
South African among 7 employees of an Australian mining company abducted in Calibar, Nigeria, was not injured and was expected back in SA on Tuesday
After his promising start, the Tanzanian leader is being compared to dictator neighbours, writes Peter Fabricius
With the issuing of “bond notes”, the Reserve Bank says it is not reintroducing the Zim dollar, writes Peter Fabricius
The cost of servicing Mozambique's debt is breathtaking, writes Peter Fabricius
The EU is often held up as an example to the AU, but is now experiencing its own difficulty, says Peter Fabricius.
Top security envoy says South Africa should not be lulled into complacency about the threat of attack by Islamic State.
South African diplomats are fully aware of the dangers of the cold war between Riyadh and Tehran turning hot, writes Peter Fabricius.
Peter Fabricius wants to know what President Zuma makes of the days following his axing of Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister.
The SADC is not expected to do much about the Maseru crisis, writes Peter Fabricius
Worthy winners have made major contribution to successful Arab Spring transition, writes Peter Fabricius
The award is always a surprise, whether pre-emptive or for work well done, says Peter Fabricius.
SA agencies said they had identified no "credible, imminent" terrorist threat to US interests in the country.
South Africa cannot afford to defy the judiciary again, writes Peter Fabricius
Refugee crisis is a symptom of the security and political crises engulfing the Middle East, writes Peter Fabricius
Zanu-PF for all its socialist pretentions is not a party of workers’ interests, writes Peter Fabricius
SA journalists castigated for neglecting a report on role of foreign logging companies in fuelling the war in CAR, writes Peter Fabricius
Obama puts Kenyan leadership on the spot, writes Peter Fabricius
The AU needs to deal decisively with South Sudanese president, writes Peter Fabricius
Africa is heading down a familiar and dangerous cul-de-sac by not actively trying to end the crisis in Burundi sparked by President Jean-Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision ...
Africa and Asia have chosen different paths to dealing with their histories of colonial suffering, says Peter Fabricius.
Defeat of al-Shabaab in its Somali den may fuel an extension of its bloody terror campaign, writes Peter Fabricius
Museum attack aimed at undermining Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution, writes Peter Fabricius