The explosion of rage in South Africa in response to the multinational company exploring for oil and gas in the ocean off the Wild Coast is entirely justified.
Politics and Society New platform raises awareness on the plight of migrant women
Ahead of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), a new platform brings the public closer to the stories of women who migrate, detailing how they endure multiple forms of intersecting violence.
Politics and Society The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far
There’s a new COVID lineage called B.1.1.529. It has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants.
Politics and Society Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
The world needs to learn to live with the virus. And governments must follow the science and don’t distort it for political expediency.
Arts, Culture and Sport Making sense of Wole Soyinka’s difficult and brilliant new novel
The new novel by Nigerian icon Wole Soyinka is at once satire, political thriller and tragedy. It is the work of a great writer that marks the destruction of postcolonial reason.
Politics and Society Climate, energy and the African dilemma
Can leaders balance Africa’s potential as a global green giant with its significant dependency on fossil fuels?
African identities Skin lighteners: fashion and family still driving uptake in South Africa
Skin lighteners are being used more than ever before, especially in urban areas and among men.
Politics and Society Why South Africans cannot forgive FW de Klerk
It took the man he was to bring white public opinion and the security forces to the negotiation table, but his apology for apartheid was too little, too late.
Politics and Society Bidii na Kazi women group preserving the Arabuko Sokoke forest through butterfly farming
The Bidii na Kazi women cooperative, a gender-responsive sustainable agriculture project is generating income for scores of women and their families living in the forest area of Kilifi. The women breed and sell several species of butterflies as part of numerous efforts to conserve the Arabuko-Sokoke forest, providing a sustainable alternative source of livelihood to wood logging that depletes forests.