Today, 84 years ago, a literary giant was born. Chinua Achebe will always be remembered for his colossal contribution to the establishing of modern African literature
African identities We Must Kill God
The God we have been taught to serve is not only alien to us but also harmful, we must kill him and in his stead raise one who has our best interests at heart.
Politics and Society Scramble for Africa: Berlin Conference of 1884-85 kicked off
On this day, in 1884, Western countries met to discuss the future of Africa in what is known as the Berlin Conference. The result of the meeting saw the countries distributing portions of the continent to come under their control
African identities “The people in Africa are so simple,” he said
In a Ghana hotel I overheard a western-sounding white male utter the following to a listener on his phone: “The people in Africa are so simple, I can do whatever I like here. They never challenge me.” My body froze, and of course I said and did nothing.
Politics and Society Who cares about elephants?
The African media is saturated with stories of ‘save our wildlife’. Save your ‘Jumbos’. Don’t kill our Big Five! Save your future! I hardly have a share in the Kenyan wildlife. Wildlife isn’t my future. And the media is only telling half the story.
Politics and Society Of PhDs, Gamatox and Zimbabwean big words
This is Zimbabwe, we have the highest literacy level in Africa and a proclivity for the utilisation of gargantuan articulatory conduits. Why couldn’t he just say ‘we like using big words’?! That’s what we’re talking about today, our love for big words.
Lifestyle Recruiting child soldiers on the Cape Flats
Calvin has spent over half of his life in Cape Flats gangs. Today, he is 26 years old and a high-ranking member of both the Mongrels street gang and the 28s prison gang. I met Calvin about the time that he started recruiting 10-year-old Mikey.
Politics and Society Rwanda steps up internet game
Rwanda’s digitised economy received a significant boost when the country launched 4th generation long-term evolution (4G LTE) internet which provides accelerated internet speeds, a crucial element of a growing economy
Lifestyle ‘I was addicted to cybersex’
What started as an innocent pastime activity – online sex – turned into a time-consuming addiction for Kenneth. The blurry lines between cyber world and reality took a toll on his mental health and relationships