George Ngwane

The Military And African Politics

By Mwalimu George Ngwane

The reasons for military interventions (militocracy) in Africa are as varied as they are complex. They range from personal grievances of civilian regimes to the political and economic kleptocracy of civilian regimes.

In a struggle to cope with this predicament between the devil of tyranny (as in one-party system) and the deep blue sea of anarchy (as in multiparty systems) military rule has often been invoked. The balance sheet has largely been negative, with very few being benign, that is serving the interests of the people whether in a short or long political life span.

Cultural Unification Identified As Instrument Of African Unity

Interviewed by Walter Wilson Nana (The Post Newspaper)

Civil Society Cultural Advocates and enthusiasts of African Culture have prescribed cultural unification as a pertinent instrument for African unity. This, was amongst a series of ideas churned out at the just ended Cultural international conference in Sun City, South Africa. According to George Ngwane, who was party to the conference, Africans frowned at the corrosive effects of globalisation on indigenous culture. He talked about more of his South African sojourn with The Post: