African Politics

Mahnaz Yazdani Personal Ambition Superseding Collective Strategy The Quiet Sabotage of South Africa’s Democratic Promise By Lisu Khuzwayo | 19 June 2025 “Amandla Awethu” — Power is Ours. These days, it’s just an echo — bouncing off the walls of Parliament and dying before it reaches the street. Introduction: The Liberation Dream Deferred Three decades after apartheid’s demise, South Africa was meant to stand as a beacon of postcolonial renewal — a constitutional democracy bui

Profiling as 'Culpable' Proof: The Student Left Behind By Mr L Khuzwayo "Can a school truly honour the Constitution if it abandons the very learners it’s meant to protect?" As South Africans, we proudly proclaim the values of our progressive Constitution—dignity, freedom, equality, and education for all. But for some students, especially those who do not fit society’s favored mold, these rights remain promises on paper rather than lived realities. Last year, during the third

Read to Reflect. By Lisu Khuzwayo The day was set, but my mood wasn’t. Fifteen years old, full of noise, and utterly unserious. I sat in...