
Award-winning Zimbabwean novelist and cultural critic Andrew Chatora has entered a new chapter in his literary life, not by stepping...




Ducking the crossfire doesn’t mean staying neutral – Africa should take independent, principled positions that support the UN Charter.














“Black people don’t get depressed” is a refrain heard in some white circles. Yet depression and mental illness exist in black communities – something that is...

“Is this one of your daughter’s friends?” I overheard a woman I did not know ask in a language I only vaguely understand. To the woman’s...

Striker Knowledge Musona has been the man Zimbabwe national team looks up to since football legend Peter Ndlovu faded away. Enock Muchinjo profiles the KV Oostende...

In an era where creative platforms are still being dominated by men across the African continent, the latest book by Liz Kilili highlights the strengths of...

To answer this question, you will need to explain to your grandmother about “queer theory”and the “diffusion”of human rights and “international instruments” that hold states “accountable”...

The Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is widely known as an unpredictable political figure, and true to his reputation, the Gambian leader last week dropped a bombshell,...

A video of a fluent Xhosa-speaking teenager Chad “Xolani” Baling, 18, who recently successfully participated in a sacred initiation rite of passage ceremony in South Africa...

Yahya Jammeh is an unpredictable character, and true to his reputation, the Gambian leader last week dropped a bombshell, which left Gambians and fellow Africans dumbfounded....

As the home of some of the biggest mineral deposits known to mankind, it’s not a surprise that the sub region of southern Africa has alarming...

“He did it in a classroom, the staff room and in his house”. 12-year-old Mary and 13-year-old Mercy (not their real names) were sexually abused by...