Southern Africa's former liberators offer rich lessons in political populism: A mural depicting populist dictators painted onto remnants of the Berlin Wall in Berlin in 2014. Henning MelberPolitical populism is anything but new. Nor are its various shapes peculiar to certain regions or cultures. Take former liberation movements in southern Africa, for example. They reflect … [Read more...] about Southern Africa’s former liberators offer rich lessons in political populism | The Conversation
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How liberators turn into oppressors. A study of southern African states | The Conversation
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace. Mugabe has been in power since 1980. Reuters/Philimon BulawayoThis article is a foundation essay. These are longer than usual and take a wider look at a key issue affecting society. Since coming to political power, the anticolonial movements of Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa have remained in control … [Read more...] about How liberators turn into oppressors. A study of southern African states | The Conversation
