Sh*t the EFF will do: Go rogue In the latest installment of an occasional series, RICHARD POPLAK considers the implications of the EFF saying ‘Thanks, but no thanks’, surrendering their electoral representation in the National Assembly, and going rogue. Op-Ed: Why I am going to Sierra Leone to fight Ebola It’s been a month since I applied and now it’s a matter of days until I go. I head to Europe for briefing before landing in Freetown, Sierra Leone next Tuesday. By KATHRYN STINSON for GROUNDUP. Baleka Mbete: She coulda been a contender As President Jacob Zuma continues to hog the headlines with scandals past and present, the speculation around who will take over from him has begun. Since he was re-elected ANC leader at Mangaung, most of this has been confined to just two names: his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa, and the out-of-sight (for now) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. But over the last two weeks or so, it appears National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete is slowly raising her hand as well. While it is usually suicide to one’s leadership chances to raise your hand in the ANC, she is surely doing it with some intent. What kind of president would she make? By STEPHEN GROOTES. The 2014 Ibrahim Index: Cause for concern as Africa’s governance role models slip up Another year, another Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The continent’s governance barometer was released on Monday, and its results make for some disturbing reading. If Africa Rising is your thing, look away now. By SIMON ALLISON.
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