Africa’s second liberation will be women’s empowerment
The Women Advancing Africa (WAA) Forum launched this weekend in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam with a call on women to take centre...
We’re Giving Away ‘Five Fingers for Marseilles’ Movie Tickets, In Partnership...
Five Fingers for Marseilles is an original South African Western, and has been described as a work of art. The film releases on April...
John Kani on what Black Panther means for Africa
During an interview at the US premiere of Black Panther, the legendary South African actor John Kani - who plays King T’Challa in Marvel’s...
Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election: 10 factors that could affect the outcome
As Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since the current wave of liberal democracy formally started in 1999, there...
Zimbabwe’s LGBT community hopes Mnangagwa will decriminalise homosexuality
Zimbabwe is one of several African countries that do not acknowledge the rights of queer bodies. But members of Zimbabwe's queer community are hopeful...
This young engineer’s inspiring journey to Davos
Zimbabwean-born young female engineer Shamiso Kumbirai, 28, Â is one of the South Africans who will be departing to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic...
Beau Blaise: The peacebroker or warmonger of Burkina Faso?
Over the past decade, France, in furtherance of its neo-colonial aspirations in West Africa, has portrayed Blaise Compaore, the recently-deposed president of Burkina Faso,...
Lindiwe Sisulu: “The people of Zimbabwe are probably justly unhappy with...
African National Congress leaders have in the past not taken strong stances on Zimbabwe, and President Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian rule, preferring instead “soft diplomacyâ€....
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...
Africa Day: unity in a time of “legitimised xenophobia”
Members of government used Africa Day, which is commemorated on 25 May each year, to call for unity and an end to xenophobic violence...
Morocco vs South Africa as women’s football enters a new era
This weekend’s Women’s African Football Championship (Wafcon) final between Morocco and South Africa in Morocco marks a new era. With it women’s football in...
From witnessing conflict to being the first African female judge at...
Africans need to be involved in courts - says Julia Sebutinde, the first African female judge in the United Nations' International Court of Justice....
“The Only Democratic Thing About The Congo Is In The Name”
President Joseph Kabila has overstayed his welcome in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Congolese have been protesting his brutal reign despite violent...
What you need to know about extrajudicial killings in Kenya
When a Kenyan police officer shot and injured a young woman after a Wizkid concert on Saturday in Nairobi, it sparked anger among Kenyans....
What’s Behind South Africa’s Messy Foreign Policy?
South Africa has come under a great deal of criticism for its response to the situations unfolding in Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of...
Why Israel’s AU observer status is undemocratic
For decades, Israel has attempted to gain entrance into the African Union (AU) as an observer. On July 22, 2021 Israel succeeded. This is...
The Color Purple Musical is a must-see for all
The Broadway-staged The Color Purple musical had its opening performance with an all South African cast at the Joburg Theatre on Sunday and The...
