Articles by Robyn Dixon

In a landscape stuffed with Popular Fronts, People’s Parties, Freedom Parties, Democratic Congresses and dozens of other Alliances, Conventions and Movements, the South African dissidents seeking to brand their new political party are finding it difficult to be original. Read more

Dissident members of South Africa’s African National Congress moved forward Sunday in breaking away from the ruling political party, meeting here to decide on the new organization’s leadership, name and symbols. Read more

It had all the oomph of a gathering of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress: the haunting political songs, the swaying dancers leaping into the aisles, the cries for power: “Amandla!” Read more

Comrade Mugabe leans forward, eyes popping behind glinting spectacles. Read more

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defied a fragile power-sharing deal with the opposition, giving all key Cabinet posts, including the crucial security ministries, to his own party. Read more

Jacob Zuma has a problem: He scares some people. Read more

South African government efforts to transfer the country’s wealth to black hands through its Black Economic Empowerment policy are being threatened by the global financial crisis. Read more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A senior ally of ousted South African President Thabo Mbeki announced today that he and other unhappy members of the ruling African National Congress were “serving divorce papers” and, barring unexpected changes, would form a new opposition party to contest next year’s elections. Read more

The fact that the ruling African National Congress has a deep-seated sense of moral superiority is not entirely surprising. Read more