Zambia’s election reveals a new democratic battleground: the smartphone. From fake results and premature victory claims to algorithm-driven misinformation and...
Since the last polls, the government has weaponised the law and COVID-19 regulations against active citizenship and political participation.
Google’s first artificial intelligence lab in Africa opened in Ghana. The Internet tech giant aims to provide researchers with the necessary tools to build products that...
Some Muslims hide their identity, pretending to be less devout than they actually are, in a bid to deflect Islamophobia.
Mandisa Mfeka joined the South African Air Force in 2008 and earned her wings a year after starting flying school in 2010. Now she is South...
Why are so many of us, not to mention our leaders, so quick to speak out when calamity strikes in the West, but we remain unmoved...
The Gambia has become the 22nd country to approve the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This means that the minimum threshold has been met for...
Alex Boyé has become known for his uplifting music. Now his support of mental health campaigns has seen him being honoured for adding his voice to...
Protest of the kind seen in Sudan can lead to change. More important, however, is to realise that sustained and committed protest might be required to...
Fifty years after the founding of South African Students' Organisation this anti-apartheid movement remains a model for student activists.
Access to education is a basic human right but many young children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Zimbabwe still struggle to get access to learning opportunities because...
Selmor M’tukudzi and her sister, Sandra, are keeping alive the legacy of their late, great father, Oliver M’tukudzi, while at the same time carving out their...
