Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
Mandela, the first president of a democratic South Africa, made big strategic choices – not necessarily the right ones, but...
Nigeria's Olawunmi Bayode broke the World Record, setting a new Guinness Record in the ‘Longest Marathon Reading Aloud’ category. Bayode read for over 120 hours starting...
There has been widespread reaction to the European features in a reconstruction of a mummy believed to be the Egyptian queen Nefertiti, the biological mother of...
As black people, our hair is an expression of the infinite possibilities that emanate from the creative and daring consciousness.
A lack of access to electricity hampers development. Rwanda has implemented one of the most comprehensive electrification programmes in the world. In 2009 only 6% of...
Instead of throwing away fish skins, a green entrepreneur on Lake Victoria turns them into leather products. This reduces waste and the degradation of the environment
The Ministry of Religious Affairs in Somaliland has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, banning female genital mutilation. This is preparing the region for the passing...
The political ground in South Africa has shifted as the governing African National Congress and the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) joined forces to support land...
University of Cape Town Civil engineering graduate Tinashe Chipako won an award for his recycled urine project that could lead to less flushing and more water...
Chinese media portray Africa in stereotypes not dissimilar to the rest of the world. The continent is routinely treated as a single unit, erasing its linguistic,...
Owura Kwadwo, a teacher from Kumasi, Ghana teaches I.C.T. without computers. In an effort to make his students understand computer lessons, he drew a Microsoft Word...
