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




There is an urgent need to modernize economic management in African states. Unfortunately, so far there is little evidence that...

















Nigeria's poet and playwright, John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo, died on October 13 aged 86.

The University of South Africa (UNISA) has appointed Professor Puleng LenkaBula as the new Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University. Prof LenkaBula becomes the first female...

More needs to be done to ensure that journalists can do their important work without fear or favour.

Many of the claims those who support the Put South Africans First fringe group make on social media and repeated at recent marches in Pretoria are...

Ghana's history shows a strong connection between music and politics that has evolved over six decades.

Tanzania's October poll shows that elections are purely performative for governments which do not adhere to the basic tenets of democracy.

Impressive delivery on education, water and eliminating poverty hasn't enabled Tunisia to escape its middle-income trap.

Baxsan's tumultuous six-decade journey as a singer was irrevocably tied to Somalia's national identity and cultural history.

The protests carried on for days and continue to simmer in a country whose social fabric has been torn by toxic masculinity and a violent colonial...

Given its natural resources and people, Nigeria should be a prosperous nation, but after 60 years of self governance, the country now ranks as the world...