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Sham sovereignty: The United States and its allies do not practise democracy as a principle; they wield it as an instrument of control, especially in Africa. Photo: Evan Parker/Navy

US role in Africa delivers fake democracies

The lesson is clear: democracy in Washington’s playbook is not a universal value but a lever, invoked when nations resist economic control, claim authority over their own resources or chart independent destinies

  • Library
7 min read
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease. (Supplied)

How a boy born on World TB Day helped turn the tide on SA’s deadliest TB

Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease

  • Eyaaz
16 min read
A nation cannot continuously live in fear; there comes a time when leaders, the people and the country to take a stand. Photo: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Ukraine’s sovereignty is non-negotiable

It is against human nature to be enslaved, oppressed or occupied by another nation

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More than history: A scene from Katanga, January 17, which tells the story of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Oupa Bopape)

Actors carry Lumumba’s story in their bones

Katanga, January 17 is a recounting of martyr for African unity Patrice Lumumba’s life

  • Eyaaz
4 min read