On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Khamenei. Iran retaliated with missiles,...
Kwela pennywhistler Johannes "Spokes" Mashiyane (1933-1972) is one of the most influential names in African music. Sitting atop the loose...
Our liberation icons remain important – warts and all. They do not need to fade from our continental consciousness of liberation struggle history, nor from the...
Kofi Annan left a rich and enduring legacy promoting peace and democracy. Here are 10 quotes from the 7th UN Secretary-General.
A Somali television journalist was killed by a car bomb in front of his children, relatives said, the fifth murder of a journalist in the war-torn...
“The Facebook post is important because it is instant.” Stella Nyanzi and the making of a social media icon
Defining a continent – or any place – by its icons simplifies its politics and diminishes its people and such is the African narrative.
Our #MCM this week is South African musician Cassper Nyovest. He recently filled up the FNB Stadium for a music show, becoming the first South African...
The second edition of the Abantu Book Festival took place this past weekend in Soweto, South Africa. These are snapshots from the festival.
On this day in 1911 acclaimed Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz was born. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, publishing...
Zimbabwe's new government ordered Thursday that land confiscated from a white farmer to give to an ally of former president Robert Mugabe must be returned.
Britain on Wednesday expressed cautious optimism after the military took control of Zimbabwe, but warned against any transition "from one unelected tyrant to the next".
