Culture and tradition have long been used as a means of shutting down debate on Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights on the continent even as the most vulnerable members of our society continue to suffer because of our chronic inability to engage with these matters. The context we live in has made it clear that regional bodies can no longer ignore issues such as abortion, safe sex and violence against sexual minorities as these are issues facing the majority on the continent today
Kagure Mugo
Politics and Society ‘Afrophobia’: How a continent hits itself in the face
Pan-Africanism and loving ones brother is a good reason to be shocked over the recent xenophobic attacks however many have forgotten that these ideas are based on struggle stories. Pan-Africanism may seem dead but the need for it is not because, as Africans, we are not each other’s problem
Lifestyle African Women Online: How African Women are doing the internet
Women are doing a lot of awesome things on the internet. Some are tweeting, some are taking selfies, some are reading news and some are posting twerk videos. Women in Africa are doing all these things and much more including smashing all things misogynistic and patriarchal right in the face
Politics and Society Memory and moving forward: #RhodesMustFall is not a shit argument
The structures of segregation are still alive in South Africa, nationally, regionally and globally. Preserving the memory of them as if they are gone is a means by which we pretend that they do not still function in our every day. Sometimes it takes the shit to hit the fan to realise that we have to clean house
Politics and Society Testosterone will not pay the rent
Marriage is important to people but being the matrimonial outlier within a Kenyan family is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand people seldom ask where your boyfriend is because they assume you chased him away with your strange notions
Politics and Society Modern-day slavery: The exploitation of African migrant workers in the Middle East
It’s easy to draw superfluous comparisons between working a ‘9 to 5’ and slavery. And we often do when we joke about what we have to go through at work. However, for many Africans seeking employment abroad the idea of slave labour is not just a cliché but an actual reality
Politics and Society ‘Africans do not need therapy, we have Jesus.’
Recently Chimamanda Adichie’s documenting of her struggle with depression was released by the Guardian Network. The article was subsequently removed but not before quite a few people had gotten wind of it. In Africa, when one begins to broach the subject of having depression you are told to start smiling ‘or we will get the Pastor to come and pray for you.’
Politics and Society Xenophobic violence: SA government’s careless utterances can cost lives
South Africa’s Minister of Small Business Development recently made xenophobic comments, which prompted the DA to lodge a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Here’s why the utterance is problematic, in light of the recent Soweto Attacks
Lifestyle 5 tips for avoiding revenge porn
Unlike in America where men are finally being jailed for posting revenge porn, here in Uganda it’s the woman who is made to feel she has committed a crime. Here’s how to avoid becoming a victim in the first place.