
Kwela pennywhistler Johannes "Spokes" Mashiyane (1933-1972) is one of the most influential names in African music. Sitting atop the loose...














Wild celebrations erupted in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and across the country as news was broadcast that President Robert #Mugabe had tendered his resignation. Speaker of Parliament Adv...

Good career advice is hard to come by. Fortunately for all of us, Dr Jacqueline M. Applegate, the subject of a new interview on This Is...

Despite the work being done to raise awareness in society about sex workers as people worthy of respect, they are often still treated as lepers. Why...

The Black Lives Movement has been awarded the Sydney Peace Prize, Australia’s International Prize for Peace. The award comes with a cash prize of $50,000 and...

Contrary to popular sentiment that the coup in Zimbabwe would usher in a new era of democracy, the military intervention is much more about a succession...

The Organisation of the African Unity (OAU) founding fathers gallery is hard to miss immediately upon entering the African Union complex in Addis Ababa. The gallery...

Protest is evolving and boycotts are the form of nonviolent resistance that does not end in bloodshed and loss of life. It is an ideal that...

“He lost the plot and should just go. Enough is enough.” The rain stayed away as many thousands of Zimbabweans made history on Saturday, taking to...

Many Zimbabweans were left angry and frustrated after President Robert Mugabe failed to announce his resignation during a live television address to the nation on Sunday...

What happened in Zimbabwe has some of the hallmarks of how coups have been staged in other countries yet it doesn’t seem quite accurate to single...