
Attitudes towards Kwame Nkrumah have shifted from veneration to confrontation and destruction and, finally, to more subtle forms of remembrance.














Censuring coups isn’t enough – African and international actors should tackle the poor quality of democracy and governance.

The story map reveals that like any part of society, street youth are both subject to and willing to conform to rules and conventions, in this...

A number of programmes now exist that are helping to close the gender gap in African science, technology, engineering and maths.

Rates of suicidal behaviour are higher among South African students than among the general population or students in other countries. Understanding why will help shape prevention...

South Africa has joined global counterparts in search for a COVID-19 vaccine and the University of Cape Town (UCT) is lending a hand, participating in three...

Between 1992 and 1994, the former regime is said to have imported 581 tonnes of machetes into Rwanda. This figure appears to establish that the genocide...

Department of Basic Education says situation will improve with schools returning.

Images of white Namibian farmers and their workers and a collection of portraits by travelling black photographers form part of the early archive.

A study performed in Cameroon by a University of Cape Town professor may offer hope of treatment for people with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), a disease...

There are over 1,000 lineages of SARS-CoV-2 circulating around the world. Nigerian scientists have found seven in the country and this is important.