External changes, including the end of the Cold War, helped lead to the ending of apartheid. Gorbachev played a major role in that process.
- Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town
Pik Botha defended apartheid and South Africa’s occupation of Namibia, but in the end helped end both.
Too often developments in one country are seen in isolation. In southern Africa events in one affect others in the region.
Dans ces deux pays, les familles au pouvoir depuis des décennies voient leur position brutalement remise en question. Un espoir pour toute l’Afrique australe.
Are we witnessing the end of an era in which dictators stayed in power for decades? If so this must be good not only for Angola and Zimbabwe but for southern Africa as a whole.
South Africa’s ANC and Namibia’s SWAPO, governing parties, enter crucial leadership elections this year, with presidents Zuma and Geingob both facing challenges.
SADC’s credibility is at stake. Its lack of political will in acting decisively against despots is at odds with the African Union’s goal of promoting legitimate governance on the continent.
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