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Jazz star Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse has turned 70. In 50 years, his music career has come to help define South African politics and popular culture.
Arts, Culture and Sport I Am Samuel: In conversation with Pete Murimi
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Politics and Society Young Nigerians turned to Twitter on the night of the Lekki shootings: what that tells us
Young people’s use of technology such as Twitter shows that they are interested in politics and governance and have found a way to participate.
Arts, Culture and Sport Diaspora Dreams Conceptualizations-Inspiration: Up close with Andrew Chatora
Prominent Harare bookseller in Zimbabwe Book Fantastics recently had the chance to catch up with Diaspora Dreams Zimbabwean born author Andrew Chatora resident in England.
Politics and Society Climate finance isn’t reaching Southern Africa’s most vulnerable
The region desperately needs climate adaptation funds but loses out to countries with strong institutional capacity and competitive markets.
Politics and Society African Crossroads’ climate conference showcases organic maximalism and radical inclusion
African Crossroads’ climate-themed fourth edition, “Ecoexistence: A Manifesto”, held on October 14 and 15, was a testament of radical inclusion, featuring voices of change from townships, villages, universities, creative hubs and even the natural elements. From naming Air the guest of honour, to drawing on the sounds of nature in the open-source archive, Sound Atlas, and the culturally immersive game, Lotus of the Nile, the event was marked by organic maximalism and moved away from a human-centered environmental cosmology to emphasise the interconnectedness of life. This Is Africa revisits highlights of the two-day hybrid conference.
Arts, Culture and Sport South African cricket furore points to deep-seated and unresolved issues of racism
It’s important to guard against empty gestures. Taking the knee represents a start. But on its own it won’t bring meaningful change to the lives of black people.
Politics and Society From flood survivor to Doctor of green soundscapes: Meet Olusegun Stephen Titus, Nigeria’s Ecomusicology champion
Olusegun Stephen Titus is passionately invested in ecomusicology, a research field that intersects sound and the environment. The Nigerian scholar has published widely on how communities and artists channel music as an instrument for climate justice and environmental sustainability. In this wide-ranging interview for African Crossroads, Titus makes ecological interventions on the state of Nigerian and African music today.