Zimbabwean writer Andrew Chatora stares back at the white gaze and immigrant alienation in his debut novella, Diaspora Dreams. The English-teacher narrator is increasingly alone between a host country that cannot validate him and a home country that is too damaged for rear-view dreams.
Arts, Culture and Sport Nigerian icon Fela is long overdue for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Fela’s nomination and possible induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will come at a cost.
Politics and Society Lessons from the past: protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19
A gender perspective to public health is essential to human rights and safety in crises situations.
Politics and Society The ideological faultlines of vaccine procurement
Nationalisation and liberalisation are false opposites in the ongoing vaccine rollout. Procurement disparities under both regimes show the need to move beyond the classic coordinates of ideology. In our seamless global order, disease outbreaks, displacement and climate change no longer respect race or class, argues Onai Mushava.
Politics and Society Episode 3: Patimire (Where we stand)
In this last episode of our three part storytelling series, Timothy Phiri sneaks out of home and attends a party, flouting both national lockdown regulations and rules set by his own parents. Find out how the family deals with yet another challenge in this finale.
Politics and Society In Magufuli’s shadow: the stark choices facing Tanzania’s new president
Hassan, like Magufuli before her, has taken office without her own political base and will also have to contend with revived factional manoeuvring.
Politics and Society Stranded Suez ship confounds world uneasy about the long haul
A prolonged blockage of the Suez Canal threatened to choke the world economy, with significant impacts for Africa.
Politics and Society Episode 2: Patimire (Where we stand)
Based on the lockdown experiences of the Phiri family, mourning the loss of a loved one during the pandemic, episode two focusses on dispelling some rampant myths and misinformation.
Politics and Society Tanzania’s new president faces a tough ‘to do’ list
Hassan may prove the right sort of politician to usher in a new era of bipartisan politics, less populist and authoritarian and more collegial.