Zimbabwe: How A Fuel Price Hike Sparked A National Shutdown
For the past three days Zimbabweans have filled the streets of Harare and Bulawayo in protest of a sharp fuel increase, which is the...
African rainforests need our attention more than ever
Around 2 million km² of Africa is covered by tropical rainforests. They are second only in extent to those in Amazonia, which cover around...
10 reasons why mobile rocks in Africa
Mobile use in Africa is expected to increase 20-fold in the next five years. Despite unreliable electricity and a lack of physical connectivity, Africans...
The List: Temporary residence permits needed in South Africa
A temporary residence permit allows a foreign national to legally stay in South Africa for longer than 90 days. The permit can be a...
7 African countries going to the polls in 2023
Politically there is always something happening on the African continent and this year is no different. There are several general, parliamentary and presidential elections...
Passport power: do you know where South Africa ranks?
South Africa is ranked 54th in the ranking of all the world’s passports. This is according to the annual Henley Passport Index from consultancy...
Egypt’s Failed Arab Spring Revolution: A Warning For Zimbabwe
The dramatic military coup in Zimbabwe last week indicates that President Robert Mugabe's days are numbered. Despite his claims otherwise on national television, there...
What it means to be the world’s oldest war correspondent
At 84-years-old, Al J Venter is considered one of the oldest active war correspondents. Born in South Africa in 1938, Venter now lives in...
The Westgate Mall attack: One year later, no less senseless or...
It was Saturday, 21 September 2013, and I had just finished presenting the midday bulletin at our Nairobi studios when I read the first...
The Oral Tradition Behind South African Names
Phumzile Simelane Kalumba first started considering the significance of names when she had to name her own children. She and her husband considered the...
Sub-Saharan migrants traded like merchandise in Libya
Black bodies are being traded at auctions in Libya, and the world has been slow to respond. It’s become such a part of Libyan...
Tolu Agbelusi on performing at the online Poetry Africa festival
We spoke to Nigerian born, London based poet, educator and lawyer Tolu Agbelusi who will be gracing the virtual stage at the Poetry Africa...
Climate change deconstructed
Climate change's damage to the planet by climate change is on its way to being irreversible. Yet governments and large corporations continue to do...
Here’s Why SA Did Not Sign The Africa Free Trade Deal...
Earlier this month, African leaders gathered in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to sign an agreement that could have huge implications for commerce and...
Sudan: New Protests Planned For June 30
After weeks of intermittent violence, talks between the protestors and the transitional military council (TMC) in Sudan have seemed to have stalled once again....
Sleigh queens: meet the Nigerian bobsled team making history
Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga are three names you need to know as of right now. They are the three members of...
You need to get your hands on these comics that tell...
Comics haven’t always been the best at telling complex stories with diverse characters. For example, when Black Panther came onto the scene back in...
Mutual benefits or exploitation: the China-South Africa relationship is complicated
South Africa has been a key beneficiary and partner of China's expansion into the African continent. In the second in a series on Sino-Africa...
How Political Instability Causes Surge In HIV Infection In Madagascar
Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, situated on the southeast coast of Africa. The country gained independence from France in 1960...
