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




Black August honours the tradition of the black liberation struggle, especially the Soledad Brother George Jackson and his comrades who...














The cabinet secretary asked for a six-fold increase of the 20 ministers' salaries to $8 800 a month to cover the higher cost of living, according...

TIA asks four recent participants of the Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop during their graduation

In the (re) making of South Africa’s history, the efforts of women were often left out of the dominant narrative. So we celebrate the work of...

“I believe it’s a reflection of the deterioration of the system. Some years back Nigeria was at the forefront of research” Dr. Idris, Lagos State Commissioner...

A British online news outlet compiled a selection of photographs taken around the continent from 8 to 14 August this year. Some are interesting. Some are...

The Somali government has been lambasted for its arrests and torture of journalists employed by independent media group Shabelle Media Network

Some men call their penises 'Sex Pistol', 'Big Guy', 'Drill Machine' or 'Mighty Joe'. It’s as if guys equate size with power – which can explain...


The Chinese have always looked at Africa from an eclectic perspective of infinite possibilities, and they are here for business, not to make friends. Do you...

In Part II of our report on the passions stirred up in South Africa by Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip, and the headache it has...