
Singapore built its anti-corruption success by engineering honesty as the rational choice—through ironclad anti-corruption laws, fearsome enforcement by an independent...




How far Africa has come in the space age and what benefits does the continent stand to gain from its...










The moment of glory beckons for 18 authors shortlisted for this year’s South African Literary Awards (SALA). The 18 writers were selected from a total of...

Equatorial Guinea today celebrates its independence from Spanish rule, attained on 12 October 1968. Happy Independence Day to all our brothers and sisters. We look at...

Zimbabwean photographer, Henry Oliver Hakulandaba, is basking in the glory of his recent success after scooping an award in a prestigious photography contest. Hakulandaba was named...

In what suggests a fundamental shift in attitudes, many Africans agree with Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu’s position that terminally ill people deserve the right to...

Today is the International Day of the Girl Child, and Africa joins the world to observe the day. In celebration of the day, we have selected...

Today we celebrate the birth of a living South African icon, retired cleric and anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. A beacon of hope, Tutu continues...

Everyone with a television should be allowed to vote in American elections, former Tanzanian leader Julius Nyerere reportedly said – and this was long before television...

A seven year-old South African grade two learner, Michelle Nkamankeng has made history making it onto the global top 10 list of youngest writers. The budding...

We’ve been making excuses for our behaviour for too long. Are we human, or are we animals? Is there really no way to control what we...

‘Capital’ in Zimbabwe is largely controlled by those in political power, those with inherited businesses/wealth, those linked to the political elite and their collusion with global...