
Zimbabwe’s shift to biometric e-passports masks a critical vulnerability: digital sovereignty. With foreign firms building the state's digital identity infrastructure,...




The leading candidates have mixed records when it comes to accountability and responsive governance.

















The Uganda Revenue Authority recently proposed taxing Bibles, Qu’rans, prayer and hymn books imported into the country. The revenue authority has since backtracked on the proposal following a...

It is crucial that we increase women’s participation in political and decision-making structures, from grassroots level and up, says Blessing Vava.

Illustrious South African photographer Sam Nzima, known for his iconic Hector Pieterson picture taken during the Soweto uprisings in 1976, has died at the age of...

A special event was hosted by Rhodes University in Johannesburg in honour of singer Yvonne Chaka-Chaka and Justice Dikgang Moseneke at the university’s 114th graduation ceremony.

The Caine Prize for African Writing has released the 2018 shortlist. The prize awards the best short story by an African writer in the English language....

We found that even when women own land, their husbands are still perceived as household heads.

The South African government says it will continue to enforce immigration legislation with “full might of the law” and “no respite”.

Sustainable, nature-based agriculture and clean energy can be the cornerstone of development that starts at community level, says Dr Richard Munang and Robert Mgendi.

Fela Kuti's critically engaging lyrics, and his intense and methodical delivery, provide an important window to exposing students to critical understanding of the global system.

It's not everyday we hear of a success story of a child soldier who ends up being an accomplished international entrepreneur with a thriving enterprise. Kerbino...