Hussein Solomon
Professor Hussein Solomon is at the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies at the University of the Free State. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Osaka School of International Public Policy of Japan, a Senior Research Associate at Research on Islam and Muslims in Africa (RIMA), an Extraordinary Professor at the School of Government at North-West University, a Visiting Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at Nelson Mandela University, a Visiting Professor at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University and a Research Fellow at the Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA), Stellenbosch University.
Articles By This Author
The ANC’s dangerous delusions
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t.
SA’s disastrous G20 presidency
As with governance in South Africa, the country’s foreign policy also suffers from incompetence, it seems. This can be one’s only conclusion, following the G20
Saving the G20
We live in a fractured and deeply polarized world, with growing conflict zones rapidly spiralling out of control. At the same time our multilateral institutions
From mediocrity to meritocracy
South Africa is drowning under a tsunami of incompetence in every facet of life. Cadre deployment, affirmative action, black economic empowerment – call it what
The terrorist threat, and SA’s ailing State Security Agency
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency responsible for the State Security Agency (SSA), cut a tragic figure as she confronted a barrage of questions from
Is Southern Africa experiencing a liberal moment?
It is not uncommon for liberals to feel a sense of hopelessness when witnessing the growing attraction for authoritarian leaders from Donald Trump to Viktor
The Decrepit State of the Humanities in South Africa
The 1980s was a wonderful time to attend university in South Africa. The rich vibrancy of the debates appealed to me. While attending the former
Israel-Palestine and the role of the university
I wrote the following piece earlier this month in answer to the comments of two senior politicians, Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade