Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s struggle was for humanity, oftentimes waged in an inhuman way. Her legacy is that of antinomies. Profound because it was complex.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s political power stemmed from the visceral connection that she was able to make between the lives of the oppressed black people, and her own.

In practice, land expropriation in South Africa will be a matter of deciding which descendants of the dispossessed are entitled to it.

Past cases indicate that verbal crimen injuria is not that serious. But a landmark sentence in South Africa has changed that.

Italy’s first black senator, and the party he represents, won’t be advancing the fight against xenophobia.

Continental free trade area’s potential impact includes boosting intra-Africa trade, manufacturing exports, job creation and poverty alleviation.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s proposed prosecution is a welcome reaffirmation of the principle that all are equal before the law.

Laptops have introduced the children of Nosy Komba in Madagascar to previously inaccessible tools.

Voluntourists’ ability to change systems, alleviate poverty or provide support for vulnerable children is limited. They don’t have the skills and can perpetuate patronising and unhelpful ideas.

Ethiopia’s recent upheavals could potentially destabilise the entire Horn of Africa.