Truth to power

Reflections on African politics, policy and development

Stephen Chan

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Stephen Chan
Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London

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May 11, 2014

ANC’s landslide victory won’t shield it from forces of change

Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London

Jacob Zuma’s ANC won the 2014 South African election with 62% of the vote, 3% down from 2009. Its nearest rival, the Democratic Alliance, won 22%, 6% up. And the newcomers, Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom…

He may look like a 90-year-old pariah, but Mugabe’s presence is as strong as ever. EPA/STR

April 28, 2014

Longevity and bling in the court of King Mugabe

Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London

The Robert Mugabe who returned from Singapore for his 90th birthday celebrations was sprightly and energised. His Singapore sojourns, officially designated as trips to treat eye problems, invigorate more…

Onward and upward? Guess which is which. EPA/Ntswe Mokoena

April 11, 2014

While Mugabe cleans house, Zuma repeats old mistakes

Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London

At the end of 2012, I published a deliberately surreal novel entitled Joseph Kony and the Titans of Zagreb. In it, using satire and magic realism, I tied together the corrupt destinies of figures on both…