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Lungisani Mngadi

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South Africa’s department of international relations and cooperation announced its ascension to the African Union Peace and Security Council for a two-year term beginning in April 2026. (GCIS)
OPINION

It is time to hold the African Union accountable, from the perspective of its citizens

If it cannot defend electoral integrity, condemn repression or set minimum democratic standards for its members, then its legitimacy must be reassessed

  • Lungisani Mngadi
6 min read
Adapt or die: South Africa, represented here by President Cyril Ramaphosa, addressing the BRICS Business Forum, has to strike a balance between idealogy and economics. Photo: GCIS
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS S ANC

SA’s foreign policy at a crossroads

This does not require abandoning old allies but it does require recognising that the world has moved on from the ideological certainties of the past

  • Lungisani Mngadi
6 min read