Mark Waller

Mark Waller lives and works in the City of Tshwane, South Africa. A journalist, he writes on events in South Africa and other countries on the continent. Originally from Helsinki, Waller translates from Finnish to English.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Waller

Opinion

Mandela – schmaltzy icon or revolutionary leader?
August 9, 2013 By Mark Waller
Sooner or later the news will break that Nelson Mandela has died, and the frenzy whipped up by the media about 'what will happen next' will resume.
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World

South Africa: Guptagate and the class nature of corruption
May 28, 2013 By Mark Waller
The so-called Guptagate scandal that has gripped South Africa over the past month has further exposed the scale of corruption dogging the ruling ANC. President Zuma was reportedly incandescent with rage.
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World

Marikana mine massacre reflects South Africa’s persistent inequality and social turmoil
August 21, 2012 By Mark Waller
More astute analysis highlights the appalling situation of South Africa's mining communities as being fertile ground for the crisis that has developed at Marikana.
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World

Swazi king in desperate bid to bail out ailing dictatorship
June 9, 2011 By Mark Waller
Cash strapped and beset by political turmoil, the tiny kingdom of Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, is petitioning neighboring South Africa for a USD $1.4 billion bailout to stave off collapse.
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World

Swaziland: Eviction case could pull the rug from under absolute monarchy
March 7, 2011 By Mark Waller
The start of a landmark legal challenge to the rule of King Mswati III has boosted the pro-democracy movement in the tiny southern African state of Swaziland.
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