Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
We celebrate Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o an influential Kenyan writer who died aged 87. We remember Ngũgĩ with these 10 quotes...
Claude Grunitzky documented the urban culture scenes of different regions with his early media venture, TRACE TV. As lockdown put new emphasis on decentralised work culture,...
Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars love to identify with Fela’s activism and music - but their tributes are becoming opportunistic and empty.
Cricket is Rwanda’s fastest growing sport, and a tool to unite people after the horrors of genocide. Last month, the country’s Under-19 Women’s team qualified for...
Controversial South African band Die Antwoord illustrates the power relations that make cultural appropriation and blackface so damaging.
The African Court has strongly upheld the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s case – but diplomatic support is dwindling.
In the following interview, Memory Chirere chats with Austin Kaluba regarding the letter he wrote in 2011 in memory of Dambudzo Marechera. The letter is included...
Led by the royals, British colonialists committed every form of cruelty imaginable—those who suffered under the empire and fought it are angry over the homage paid...
Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) came to town last week (from 30 September to 1 October) after a two-year COVID-19 break. The book fair did not...
Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.
The European Union (EU) is preparing an agreement with Namibia to harness its solar and wind energy to supplement its gas consumption and continue the substitution...
