Just to let everyone know, I’ll be away for the next week. I will have access to email, but I won’t be able to update this blog. However, don’t stop reading this page, because I’ve asked Mayibuye Magwaza to guest-blog for me while I’m away. Like me, his background is in international relations, and in the time that I’ve known him I’ve always found that he has interesting things to say about local and international politics. So come back during the week and see what he’s writing about.