Articles by RW Johnson
RW Johnson / May 20, 2006
The South African constitution guarantees "parity of esteem" to no less than 11 languages. But English, despite being the mother tongue of only 9 per cent of the population, will soon crowd out the...
RW Johnson / June 20, 2003
Liberal whites are emigrating from the African countries they call home. This can only mean further decline
RW Johnson / March 20, 2002
The sole remaining superpower acts unilaterally because it can get away with it. Europe, via Britain, must respond
RW Johnson / August 20, 2000
How South African jazz survived apartheid
RW Johnson / October 20, 1999
The markets may not be madly high, merely reflecting the worldwide reduction of risk to capital
RW Johnson / June 20, 1997
Behind South Africa's fading miracle lies a familiar African story. RW Johnson says that the country has exchanged one dominant party regime for another and, with Mandela's power waning, the new...
RW Johnson / November 20, 1996
The South African "celebration" is fraying. Even liberal whites are frightened and many are leaving. RW Johnson, who last year returned to South Africa from Oxford, explains why they are worried but...
RW Johnson / October 20, 1995
R W Johnson has left for South Africa after 30 years observing-and later advising-Labour politicians. Looking back to Harold Wilson and forward to Tony Blair, he reflects on the eternal cycles of...