Orania, South Africa’s whites-only town
Welcome to Orania, South Africa: a whites-only enclave established in 1991 during the dying years of apartheid. The town in the sparsely populated Karoo region is inhabited only by Afrikaners.…
Iron Lady? Rust in peace’
Over a week after her death, Margaret Thatcher continues to divide Britain much as she did during her 12 years in power. Against a backdrop of praise in Parliament, and…
A transformational leader, unfortunately
Looking back, it now seems strange that during her first couple of years as prime minister, Margaret Thatcher was widely viewed as something of an aberration. In 1981, with unemployment…
Branding developmentalism?
The recent Pildat-Gallup poll showed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's Acceptability Gap - measured by the difference between voting intention and hostility - is positive in all eight (out of the total…
The legacy
As Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela started his final journey, mourners outside his Johannesburg residence could be heard singing: “Mandela ha hona ea tshwanang le yena” (there is no one like Mandela).…
