[A version of this article was published in Daily Maverick on June 15, 2018.] In South Africa we fetishize ‘youth’, even as we underdevelop our young people, squander their potential, and exclude them from leadership. I’m skeptical
[A version of this article was published in Daily Maverick on February 7, 2018.] As our politics deals with the high drama, uncertainty and farce around President Zuma’s departure from political office – happening anytime between
[A version of this article was published in Daily Maverick on July 7, 2016.] Africa needs new leaders. Sadly, this lament is not a new one. But why is Africa stuck with the leaders it has, and what