Brutal rape of democracy in Egypt

President Fatah Al Sisi
President Fatah Al Sisi

This past weekend marked the beginning of the first round of voting in Egyptian 'democratic' elections. Egyptians in the Diaspora voted last weekend and the second round of voting would take place by the time you will be reading this article.

No one must be reminded that in the mother continent of Africa, elections and controversy are always within a touching distance within each other.

In other words elections in many parts of Africa always attract headline news for wrong reasons.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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