This young aspiring politician wants to invest in the youth’s passion...
MUHAMMED CHOONARA is an aspiring young politician who is passionate about African development. Michaela Feldman caught up with him.
I am currently a first-year student...
Inequality of yesteryear breeds inequality in SA’s future job markets
South Africa's education system is considered to be one of the worst in the world. A 2015 study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation...
Sudan: The People Want Civilian Government
Protesters in Sudan launched a civil disobedience campaign against the transitional military council (TMC) on June 9. Protest leaders and opposition groups called for...
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...
How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies
Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University
No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat.
The words of the ancient Greek philosopher,...
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...
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,...
#LGBQTILife “The Botswana decriminalisation must be followed by implementation”
Botswana has decriminalised gay sex. The country’s court of appeal upheld a 2019 ruling of decriminalisation. The unanimous decision by five judges stated that...
#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...
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....
Monkeypox: Here’s what you need to know
On June 23, the first monkeypox case was confirmed in South Africa. It was confirmed by the department of health in a 30-year-old man...
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...
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...
Why we shouldn’t panic about South Africa’s WHO plague assessment
The World Health Organisation (WHO) identified South Africa as a “priority country†for bubonic plague preparedness. But there’s no reason for panic. Warnings like...
Sudanese Community In Durban Marches For Peace And Justice
As atrocities in Sudan continue gaining spotlight since the June 3rd Massacre, Sudanese-South Africans marched in Durban, calling for peace, justice, and stability in...
Why South Africa Should Not Copy Europe’s Immigration Law
Ulrich Stege is a qualified immigration lawyer who is affiliated with the International University College of Turin. He is currently a lecturer at the...
It’s time African lawmakers ditched their colonial wigs
We love to talk decolonisation in Africa and yet somehow we managed to miss the fact that in several African countries, lawyers and judges...
For better or worse, Zimbabweans keep surviving
Zimbabwe may be in political and economic disarray but its people are still standing, and they owe their continued resilience to an unyielding entrepreneurial spirit,...
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...
