Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
With outside attention focused on violent extremism and gas exports, Mozambique’s democratic backsliding is proceeding apace.
Many people turn to stereotypes and exceptional examples to define a country, its politics and people. This tendency has had a pernicious durability when it comes...
Fatou Kandé Senghor is a Senegalese artist and filmmaker. She talks about the pan-African icons of her youth, the icons of Senegalese society, and the difficulties...
Continental free trade area's potential impact includes boosting intra-Africa trade, manufacturing exports, job creation and poverty alleviation.
It’s never too early for a young girl to find her purpose and pursue her dreams as she becomes a woman. Today we celebrate 11 year...
Let us use the lessons of selflessness and determination taught by the icons of the struggle against slavery to fight modern-day neo-slavery, says Dr Richard Munang.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s proposed prosecution is a welcome reaffirmation of the principle that all are equal before the law.
Zethu Matebeni weighs in on the #RhodesMustFall protest movement, the largest wave of student protests in democratic South Africa.
What makes an African icon? Richard Poplak interrogates Nelson Mandela’s contested legacy in a divided nation.
Climate action is not just about reducing emissions; it can also mean food on people’s tables, money in their pockets and jobs for our youth.
Recent xenophobic and Afrophobic utterances by Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu, two of the leading figures in South Africa’s EFF party, fly in the face of...
