“Unqualified” Zimbabwean teacher created a top tutoring academy on WhatsApp
Maxwell Chimedza is an “unqualified” teacher from Zimbabwe. While he doesn’t have a formal degree, Chimedza uses his cellphone to tutor students. “Honestly, I...
#Generation2030: Young people envision an Africa we all need
A day before the launch of Unicef’s Generation 2030 Africa 2.0 report, a pan-African delegation of young people gathered at the South African Institute...
Garissa: the Kenyan town attacked by Al Shabaab
Bodies are still being recovered from Garissa University College in Kenya, where Al Shabaab gunmen are holding students hostage. As the devastating tragedy unfolds,...
Kenya’s Save Lamu and deCOALonize campaign powers climate change resistance
Stemming from the latest conflicts around South Africa's pending nuclear power expansion programme, said to be one of the largest government tenders in post-Apartheid...
West Africa Focus: This is what’s happening in Mali and Burkina...
Over the past weeks, Mali and Burkina Faso have been in the news for the unrest happening in the two countries. Here is what...
Kenyans wear miniskirts to protest woman’s assault over clothing choice [VIDEO]
Last week, a video of a Kenyan woman being attacked by a group of men went viral on social media. The footage shows the...
What you need to know about the brand new “African passport”
The passports will first be given to AU heads of state and government; ministers of foreign affairs; and the permanent representatives of AU member...
Cyclone Idai: Tough Press Laws Hinder Reporting From Mozambique
Cyclone Idai has devastated Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The cyclone hit Mozambique's second-largest port city of Beira on March 14 before it had...
Banned in his own country and forced to leave SA under...
LEGESSE SEIFU, a 46-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker, has been ordered to get out of the country before 28 May (tomorrow) by the South African department...
Joburg’s New Gold: Women In The Inner-City
The discovery of gold in 1886 saw Johannesburg as a city laced with promise. While this precious resource has been mined away, the city...
Emmanuel Macron can’t seem to stop his Africa gaffes
French President Emmanuel Macron seems determined to carry on the proud tradition of Western leaders making the worst comments about the people of Africa,...
How political parties in South Africa reacted to the Zimbabwe crisis
On Tuesday, the Zimbabwean Defence Force (ZDF) moved into Zimbabwean capital Harare, to “target criminals†aligned to President Robert Mugabe. Despite that it seems...
Rafiki is a Black queer love affirmation
Living in a pandemic has given us the opportunity to travel and explore the world through watching films. Queer people will tell you how...
China just opened up its first overseas military base and it’s...
On July 11, reports began to emerge of Chinese troops beginning to ship out from the Chinese port city of Zhanjiang to begin occupation...
Danish minister says giving Africans birth control will limit migration to...
It wasn’t enough that French President Macron believes Africa is a country, now a Danish minister believes contraceptives are the cure for Africa’s migration...
#LGBQTILife : Homophobia is a colonial import Africa upholds with its...
The anti-LGBQTIA+ laws in Africa are a remnant of colonialism. The penal code was a set of laws which criminalised being gay. While Britian...
South African government condemns violence in Kenya
Government has denounced the violence in Kenya following the murder of 36 Kenyan workers in an attack at the Mandera quarry. The bodies were...
All Hail Aliou Cisse, Africa’s Coach At The World Cup Who...
The youngest coach at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The only black African coaching a team at the World Cup. Probably the coolest presence...
Bread Heists And Currencies: The Situation In Zimbabwe
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Last week, news sites reported that 500 loaves of bread had been stolen by armed robbers in Zimbabwe, owing to the current bread...
Med students at University of Zimbabwe evicted for protesting 100% fee...
Hundreds of protesting medical students brought the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) to a standstill last week as they demonstrated against a fee hike that...
