Former liberation movements have a mixed track record as governments. New elites in political power do not live up to their promises. A lack of delivery is disguised by heroic narratives of a patriotic history. This is a classic case…

We shouted “down, down, down”, when at midnight of 21 March 1990 the South African flag was finally lowered. It was a jubilant, euphoric mood. Nelson Mandela was with us. Released only a few weeks before, Madiba received thunderous applause…

A new book shares a manifestation of faithful perseverance, but it also is a story of stigmatisation and discreditation when speaking truth to power within the anti-colonial resistance movement. Idolised and glorified, this struggle led by Swapo displayed rather colonial…