With all but Lewis Hamilton’s legendary status on the track sealed, the seven-time world champion has shifted his attention to diversity, inclusion and making sure that he races in an Africa Grand Prix before he retires.
Arts, Culture and Sport The Burden of the Writer’s Legacy
A year after his debut novella, Diaspora Dreams, Andrew Chatora thinks about the place of the African writer in the global context. Nominated for a major award in Zimbabwe, Diaspora Dreams interrogates identity, belonging and the migrant experience, a thread also followed by Chatora’s new novel, Where the Heart Is.
Arts, Culture and Sport Orlando Julius, Nigeria’s Afrobeat pioneer, lived for his art
He played every venue that mattered, a global face of Afrobeat. Orlando Julius embodied the groove.
Politics and Society Why Nonalignment Is an Urgent Imperative for the Global South
South Africa and other countries that have abstained from voting against Russia at the United Nations General Assembly in response to the war in Ukraine face intense international criticism.
Arts, Culture and Sport Top African Fintech company Mukuru announces Crystal Palace sponsorship
Top African Fintech company Mukuru has announced that it will be the 2022/23 official sleeve sponsor for English Premier League side, Crystal Palace.
Politics and Society Cartoon | Journalism under digital siege
Journalism and Press freedom matters more than ever as we continue celebrating World Press Freedom.
Politics and Society A steady ticking towards the hour of the hangman
The xenophobic and violent Operation Dudula is part of a global trend of rising right-wing vigilantism that is finding favour in an era of crisis.
African identities Stop the violence: Another horrific hate crime against Kenya’s queer community
Queercide may seem far removed from heterosexual and heteronormative people but a society that does not strictly uphold the right to life and equal protection, under the law, for all people is dangerous for everyone.
Politics and Society Former South African president predicts the end of the ruling party: history is on his side
Any ruling party in South Africa has found it hard to maintain internal coherence and unity over an extended time span amid wide national diversity.