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Mark Wiggett

MARK WIGGETT was born on November 23 1950 in Port Elizabeth and went to Union High School in Graaff-Reinet where he matriculated in 1969. He spent 28 years freelancing in…>

Gaddafi is Dead. Who's Next?
THE WIND OF CHANGE is sweeping Africa, as vigorously as it did when British PM Harold Macmillan first announced his meteorological observation to the South African Parliament in 1960.
This time, it is the post colonial dictatorships which are being blown away, bringing fresh leadership and hope. As Libya's Muammar Gaddafi meets his bloody end, MARK WIGGETT wonders whether Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe is taking any hints from the trend.