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Contents NEW AFRICAN The bestselling pan-African magazine, founded in 1966 APRIL 2009 ISSUE 483 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM

10 south afriCa ZUMA’S TIME After all the tribulations, the court cases, and the seemingly never-ending political machinations, Jacob Zuma is set to become South Africa’s president after elections on 22 April to elect a new parliament which, in turn, will elect the new president.

Letters 4 Your news and views

Baffour’s Beefs 8 Surgery below the waist (part 2)

Cover story: 10 South Africa: The gloves are of! 16 South Africa: ‘Is Malema the ANC’s rotweiller?’

features 18 Zimbabwe: Whoddunit? 22 Central Africa: Lake Chad is dying 26 Botswana: Will power ever change?

Lest We forget 28 Cuba and the ‘race-less’ nation (part 2)

right of repLy 32 Ghana: The truth about Kufuor’s retirement package

foCus 35 Cameroon: A land of hope, says the Pope

speCiaL souvenir issue 39 Ghana: The king of Asante celebrates

nigeria speCiaL 40 Rebranding Nigeria: ‘Good people, great country’ 46 The Niger Delta conundrum 50 Gas flaring, an expensive waste

under the neem tree 54 Pupil dies after caning

the intervieW 56 Tanzania: Animals vs human beings

diaspora 64 USA: Dr Henson, I presume 68 Australia: The race issue down under 72 USA: The injustice of justice

BaCk to the future 74 Meaning what we say