A Delightful Roadtrip with Zukiswa Wanner In “Hardly Working”
Zukiswa Wanner's latest offering transports the reader from the dusty roads of Malawi on the back of a lorry to an impromptu safari from...
Arrest of two South African lawyers in Tanzania “an intimidation tactic”
The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) says that two of its lawyers who were arrested last week for "promoting homosexuality" in Tanzania...
How Thabo Mbeki helped Robert Mugabe steal an election
A number of Zimbabweans do not want South Africa or the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to intervene in the ongoing crisis. A citizen...
How the Basic Income Grant has worked in other countries
Since 2020, the Basic Income Grant (BIG)/ Universal Basic Income (UBI)has been a huge point of discussion. From civil society to government to policymakers,...
Those who are against decolonisation are white supremacists
We are living in a society that is deeply divided on racial issues, decolonisation being one of them. The reality of the decolonisation debate,...
Afcon demands global respect, opens a new chapter for African football
As the whistle blew on the final match, it was clear that this year’s edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has gone...
Five African animals you may not know are endangered
Back in 2013, the UN declared 3 March to be World Wildlife Day. The day is about celebrating wildlife and raising awareness about endangered...
The Zimbabwe crisis: how universities are helping Zim students cope
Over the past two days, Zimbabwe’s political future has taken a sudden turn. Military vehicles drove into the capital Harare with orders from General...
#HandsOnSocialMedia: Five times African governments shut down the internet
When State Security Minister David Mahlobo announced that government is proposing to regulate social media, tweeps got #HandsOffSocialMedia trending.
#HandsOffSocialMedia in a nutshell. pic.twitter.com/I4qwFUphGX
— TweetGuru...
The people of Togo are fighting back against despotism
Protests have erupted recently in Togo. The protests started up in September and have continued into this month. People are unhappy with the current...
Travelling while black: 7 South African travelogues you should read
Travel writing in Africa is often associated with colonial ventures of the past or white adventure pursuits of today. But Africans themselves have long...
In his own words: Alex Oluwatobi on the twitter ban in...
Last weekend, the Twitterverse was rocked by an announcement that the government of Nigeria will be banning Twitter indefinitely. The #KeepitOn movement has been...
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...
Understanding the political – and name – situation in The Gambia
This past week, the international community stood astonished as Donald Trump was officially inaugurated as US president, while the same country that elected him...
#LGBQTILife: Southern Namibia to host its first ever pride event
Khaibasen Namibia is gearing up to host southern Namibia’s first Pride event in Keetmanshoop. So far, Pride events in Namibia have only been held...
Kenyan authorities are cracking down on social media ahead of elections
Ahead of the general election on August 8, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announced on Monday that it would hold the administrators of...
Vanessa Nakate writes her story in “A Bigger Picture”
Vanessa Nakate is writing her story for herself and for thousands of other young people on the African continent. In A Bigger Picture, Nakate...
The Gambia descends into further political unrest
Just one day before The Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow is set to take over from outgoing president Yahya Jammeh, the latter has declared a...
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....
Why do Africans give a shit about Trump calling us “shithole...
On Thursday, Trump was exposed for calling Haiti, El Salvador and African states “shithole countriesâ€Â during an official meeting discussing immigrant protection.
The whole world was...
