After astonishing economic, state and social turmoil following the collapse of East European-style communism in1989, Poland is experiencing an ongoing economic miracle, described as the country’s new “golden age”. The pragmatic reforms it implemented hold many lessons for African liberation…

The outcome of today’s (29 May) general elections in South Africa will depend on whether large numbers of voters can break the psychological barrier of trauma bond voting. This particularly refers to voters who support the governing African National Congress…

A developing democracy only consolidates or matures when a dominant governing party or leader, following the inception of multiparty elections, loses power, accepts the loss, and goes peacefully into opposition. Many countries in Africa, such as South Africa, Namibia, and…