Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.
Jade Gibson opens up about the process of writing her debut novel, Glowfly Dance, a lyrical and poignant tale of domestic abuse and family trauma based...
South African celebrity chef Siba Mtongana is a class act. We should know. Last Thursday, she was the chief guest at the new This Is Africa...
Mali has become the latest African country to embark on a program to identify and remove ghost workers from the public service payroll, in the fight...
In February, Faustin-Archange Touadéra was elected president of the Central African Republic (CAR), ending a three-year-long transition in the country. This has given CAR a new...
History has been made at the Rio Olympics, 24 year-old South African sprinter, Wayde van Niekerk etched his name into the history books after smashing the...
There is a Shona proverb about how searing the hatred can be between people who used to love each other. You could say this about the...
Margaretta wa Gacheru spends time at an exhibition in Nairobi showcasing clay pots, some thousands of years old, and is surprised by what she learns about...
In July 2016, a truck carrying 57 Malawian children was intercepted in South Africa – after the driver and his two accomplices had successfully navigated their...
Underlying the political and economic challenges that postcolonial Africa has had to grapple with is the knowledge that the continent has to devise its own path...
One political party in Zambia is championing the legalisation of marijuana. Naturally, it is the Green Party. It might be the only party contesting the Zambian...
