The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come...
Onai Mushava discusses the metaphysical dimension of Zimbabwean mbaqanga pioneer Lovemore Majaivana’s music in the context of Ndebele orature.
Achille Mbembe discusses the history and horizon of digital communication and identity in the African continent with Bregtje van der Haak. Mbembe suggests that what some...
A South African graduate has a written a book as a fundraising method to pay for her university transcript because her family could not afford to
In the third part of the Made in Africa series, Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire talks to Dzekashu MacViban, a freelance journalist and writer whose work focuses on...
The first half of the year served up a motley of books by African writers from across the globe. TIA's Ladi Opaluwa has put together a...
There are many reasons people shy away from masturbation, growing hairs on your palms and the fact that God is watching you being just two of...
The euphoria concerning the potential of new technologies to transform society and increase democracy is based on a flawed instrumentalist assumption that technologies by themselves have...
Umlilo is the Xhosa word for fire. It’s also the stage name of Siya Ncobo, one of South Africa’s freshest electronic musicians. He / she is...
It's been quite interesting to see how creative industries within the continent have surpassed mainstream politics in advancing the 'newness of Africa', but on the flipside...
Upcoming Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma has been longlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for his debut novel, The Fisherman
A slew of African countries face upcoming presidential elections, but much still needs to be done to ensure a credible process.
