South Africa: Has democracy delivered?

Why South Africa's political status quo is beginning to crack

Brand South Africa joins the rest of the country in condemning the acts of violence

 Brand South Africa (http://www.southafrica.info) joins the rest of the country in condemning the acts of violence that have been levelled against some foreign national residing in some of the nine provinces of South Africa.

We assure all our partners in the continent that South Africa stands firmly against all intolerances such as racism, xenophobia, homophobia and sexism. As such security forces are hard...

As part of Democracy Day, the BBC is broadcasting debates live from its Radio Theatre.

In a year that saw democratic elections held in different African regions, there was also continuing anxiety in the hotspots that have for a long time hardly known peace.

>The world is falling behind in a desperate race to stop the deadly Ebola outbreak, Anthony Banbury, head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response warned amid dire predictions that thousands of new infections are possible before year’s end.

Africa’s attempts to ape democracy models, mostly from the West, have been the major causes of governance pitfalls, economic failures, democratic chaos and overall growth nightmares that continue to haunt the continent, according to development strategists and activists.

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete chats  with the Millicom International Cellular South Africa Executive Vice President for Africa, Mr Arthur Bastings, who paid a courtesy call on him Wednesday January 14, 2015 at the State House in Dar es salaam. President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete chats with the Millicom International Cellular South Africa Executive Vice President for Africa, Mr… ...

  President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete chats  with the Millicom International Cellular South Africa Executive Vice President for Africa, Mr Arthur Bastings, who paid a courtesy call on him Wednesday January 14, 2015 at the State House in Dar es salaam  President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete chats with the Millicom International Cellular South Africa Executive Vice President for Africa, Mr Arthur Bastings, who paid a courtesy call on him Wednesday January 14, 2015 at the State House in Dar es salaam