
Zambia’s August 2026 presidential election stands as a vital geopolitical watershed for Southern Africa. Strikingly contrasted against Zimbabwe’s executive overreach...




In the face of a failing political and governance landscape, Utu Philosophy offers a way forward, emphasizing human dignity, empathy,...

















The protests paved the way for healing, vitality and a new vista of productive life.

We should remember him as just another ordinary human being who did extraordinary things.

As the regime meets demands for democracy with violence, activists and ordinary people affirm a resolute commitment to continuing resistance, even as they are murdered and...

The posturing is bound to continue. But at the age of 78 Jacob Zuma's long day in the sun is over.

The Southern African Development Community should intervene to forestall violence spiralling out of control.

Jacob Zuma ran out of ideas to defend himself. Martyrdom is almost impossible without a cause, and he has none.

As Nigeria’s Twitter ban shows, online platforms are the new battleground between governments and their critics.

South Africa has many problems. But, as Jacob Zuma has found out, the strength of its rule of law and the independence of its judiciary should...

African identity needs a revision to move beyond current understanding of its relationship with China.

Decolonised African education is urgent but has slipped off the agenda, participants heard at a recent symposium. The bigger question: What does it look like?