Douglas Foster

Douglas Foster, associate professor of journalism at Northwestern University, is the author of After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post Apartheid South Africa.

Zuma Must Fall protest

South African President Jacob Zuma May Be Forced From Office—Will He Bring the ANC Down With Him? South African President Jacob Zuma May Be Forced From Office—Will He Bring the ANC Down With Him?

For the first time since the end of apartheid, South Africans are mobilizing in large numbers across lines of race and class to protest government corruption.

Apr 1, 2016 / Douglas Foster

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Is a Global Crisis. Why Are We Doing So Little to Fight It?

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Is a Global Crisis. Why Are We Doing So Little to Fight It? Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Is a Global Crisis. Why Are We Doing So Little to Fight It?

In a co-epidemic with HIV, it’s raging across much of the world, killing an estimated 2.6 million people in 2013.

Sep 29, 2015 / Feature / Douglas Foster

Mandela’s Last Gift

Mandela’s Last Gift Mandela’s Last Gift

By the time of his death at age 95, South Africans were well prepared to keep his dream alive—that too is part of Nelson Mandela’s great legacy.

Dec 18, 2013 / Douglas Foster

The Meaning of Mandela

The Meaning of Mandela The Meaning of Mandela

By the time of his death at age 95, South Africans were well prepared to keep his dream alive—that too is part of Nelson Mandela’s great legacy.

Dec 6, 2013 / Douglas Foster

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