Leon Hartwell makes a comparison of South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela and President Robert Mugabe in his article, The Democrat and the Dictator: Comparing Nelson Mandela and Robert Mugabe. Below is an excerpt from his blog. Former South African President Nelson Mandela and Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe approached the immediate post-liberation periods in their respective…

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says top officials in his ruling Zanu-PF sought the services of Nigerian witchdoctors in a bid to kill him. President Mugabe made the bizarre claims on Saturday as he celebrated his 91st birthday at a lavish party hosted by the party’s communist-styled 21st February movement. The veteran ruler, in power since Zimbabwe’s…