Andrew Chatora presents a layered look on Zimbabwe's turbulent 2000s, from the perspective of the super-rich and/ or wildly corrupt...
They have championed sexual and gender minority rights, risked their lives to live boldly, educated their communities, and created art...
Work has begun on rebuilding the desecrated tombs of Timbuktu. The rebuilding takes place to rectify the damage that was caused by Islamic militants who destroyed the...
A month after the president’s birthday celebrations and his daughter’s extravagant wedding, flood-stricken Zimbabwe is up in alms following the heavy rains of the past fortnight....
With so much media attention on the Oscar Pistorius case, you’d be forgiven for thinking the killing of women by their partners is a rare occurrence...
Ugandan rights activists and politicians have filed a legal challenge to overturn the anti-gay law that was recently signed in law by president Museveni.
Mos Def, who is now known as Yaasin Bey, delivered the keynote address at Music Exchange 2014, a music industry conference hosted in Cape Town, his...
"I remember a time when I too felt unbeautiful. I put on the TV and only saw pale skin, I got teased and taunted about my...
All that goodness attached to African textiles is valuable, but more for the purpose of international marketing, not for Africans. We do care, but an organic...
One of the things our cultures have in common is their reverence for elders. But is merely being around for a long time enough? Shouldn’t respect...
The world’s media has descended on South Africa for the trial of the country’s former sporting hero Oscar Pistorius. It’s been called "the most eagerly awaited...
Google "Maasai" and "products", and you will find Maasai figurines, by a British company called The Emporium Gifts, Masai Land Rover accessories, Maasai Beanies by 10...
