
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.




South Africa’s healthcare services are overburdened. But this is not because of non-nationals.















Kenyans will always remember the horrific events at Westgate, and “Rest in Power Ruhila and the other Lost Souls”, a graffiti piece by Nairobi-based artist Bankslave,...

Despite having a strong sense of my African identity, I loved African-Americans. I loved them more than me, I knew them more than me. Will Smith...

The Ebola virus disease has not yet been kicked from Liberia, but at 10 infections per day, it is stabilising, and according to the president of...

Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir has received a certificate of safety worthiness from IATA and been named one of the world's safest airlines

Unlike in America where men are finally being jailed for posting revenge porn, here in Uganda it’s the woman who is made to feel she has...

Karan and Ritu stopped having sex when they found out they were pregnant. The parents-to-be, who had an active sex life, thought they might harm the...

The recent claim that Gabon’s president Ali Bongo is actually Nigerian has shone a spotlight on a subject not many were aware of, that of the...
A year after Nelson Mandela’s death, South Africans still have much to learn from his complex legacy.

The season of imbibing is upon us, but me, I won’t spend a single cent on booze. I’ll be scavenging at parties and listening to stories...