What lies ahead for South Africa’s new government of national unity?
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The hope is for pragmatism to drive a transition process. Obsessive adherence to ideological preferences will not build national unity or a sound foreign policy.
It’s a near certainty that Kagame will be here for some time to come; but as Rwanda looks to the future, it may need or indeed demand a change of guard.
Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon’s response shows he is willing to set aside personal values for what is politically expedient, choosing pragmatism over idealism.
The current conflict in Ukraine has three key leaders, each of whom uses a different approach to the crisis.
FW de Klerk as National Party conservative was paradoxically the right leader at the right time to relinquish white minority rule.
The Ancient Greeks modelled a form of education that, in variants, has endured for centuries. But with climate change and globalisation, the world has changed, and the role of education with it.
Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC.
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