Award-winning Zimbabwean novelist and cultural critic Andrew Chatora has entered a new chapter in his literary life, not by stepping...
South Africa’s land reform programme is designed for a socio-economic context that doesn’t exist.
A century after Kabaka Mwanga slayed what came to be popularly known as the Uganda Martyrs, a man like no other, armed not with a gun...
Today we go all the way to the west African region, Nigeria in particular. With an estimate of over 600 ethnic groups many just know three;...
Some desperate changes are needed at the African Union for the continental body to face the future. Given the serious divisions and difficulties, will this be...
After an absence of over a decade from the continent’s premier tournament, Zimbabwe’s national team, the Warriors, returned to this year’s AFCON. Fungai Machirori looks back...
The first African to win the Google Code-in competition hosted by Google Inc. is a Cameroonian, a 17 year-old learner Nji Collins Gbah. A day after...
Since the launch of this column last October, we’ve been to almost every region on the continent. This week we are in East Africa for the...
The year 2016 was full of surprises. The biggest ones (Brexit, Trump’s election, Jammeh’s exit) were delivered via the ballot box. Democracy may yet have more...
The British Museum has been exhibiting works from South Africa’s art landscape since late last year. Part of the highlight of the exhibition is 81 year...
In Africa, rock and heavy-metal music is often dismissed as aspects of cultural imperialism. However, author and metalhead Edward Banchs argues that African musicians are performing...
The University of Lagos has introduced a controversial new dress code for its students, banning dresses which are too tight, too short, or expose sensitive parts...
