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Aubrey Matshiqi

Matshiqi is a senior research associate at the Centre for Policy Studies - matshiqi@yahoo.com

POLITICAL INSIGHT

China not the only threat to democracy

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In 2010, I spent a month at the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies (STIAS) as a research fellow.

By: Aubrey Matshiqi

20 Jan 12

Political Insight

Will Mangaung spell the end of the Zuma moment?

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In 2012, the focus will be on policy and leadership battles in the African National Congress (ANC). But something seems to be happening in opposition ranks. Perhaps, the policy and leadership battles will not only climax at the Mangaung conference...

By: Aubrey Matshiqi

16 Dec 11

POLITICAL INSIGHT

Our foreign policy must err on the side of democracy, human rights

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Is a democratic Libya going to rise from the ashes of Muamuar Gaddafi, or is the manner in which he was killed a harbinger of things to come?

By: Aubrey Matshiqi

11 Nov 11

Political Insight

South Africa still far from the Rainbow Nation of our dreams

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A few months ago, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu proposed that white people should pay a wealth tax because they benefited from apartheid.

By: Aubrey Matshiqi

14 Oct 11

Political Insight

Malema and ANC policy, leadership battles

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The outcome of policy and leadership battles at the centenary conference of the African National Congress (ANC) in December 2012 will be shaped by a set of confusing variables and constant shifts in the balance of forces and support and, to some...

By: Aubrey Matshiqi

16 Sep 11

POLITICAL INSIGHT

Battle for mindshare rages as ANC elective conference looms

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The conviction of Schabir Shaik, President Jacob Zuma’s former financial adviser, on charges of fraud and corruption in June 2005 opened the door for the laying of similar charges against Zuma. These two events, however, opened the door for...

By: Aubrey Matshiqi

12 Aug 11

Political Insights

Calls for 100% nationalisation or 100% privatisation extremely unhelpful

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As I was saying, hell hath no fury like a young lion scorned. I was referring to the political distance that seems to have developed between African National Congress (ANC) Youth League leader Julius Malema and ANC president Jacob Zuma.

By: Aubrey Matshiqi

22 Jul 11

Political Insights

ANCYL likely to mobilise against Zuma in 2012 if he rejects its policy positions

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Imagine a séance somewhere in the vicinity of Luthuli House, the headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC). Huddled around a brazier in a room filled with the smoke and smell of incense is a group of young people whose incantations...

By: Aubrey Matshiqi

24 Jun 11

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Continent	Country	Facility	Holiday
America Europe Africa	China Greece Italy South Africa Libya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Stellenbosch Institute Of Advanced Studies Equality Court	Easter Human Rights Day Spring Day
Medical Condition	City	Industry Term	Person
Headache Serious Injuries	Mangaung Beijing Limpopo Natal Polokwane Bloemfontein	By-product Free Media Intelligence Services	Helen Zille Lindiwe Mazibuko Jacob Zuma Nelson Mandela Desmond Tutu Julius Malema Noam Chomsky Schabir Shaik Anton Lembede Chris Nicholson James Moroka Thabo Mbeki Walter Sisulu William Shakespeare