Andrew Chatora presents a layered look on Zimbabwe's turbulent 2000s, from the perspective of the super-rich and/ or wildly corrupt...
Was German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip more about Africa or Ukraine?
Away from the eyes of the world, the sub-culture of heavy metal has been healthily bubbling under in South Africa, the result of a generation of...
We hang our hopes on economic development playing a large role in allowing us to reclaim our history from the West, but which comes first, understanding...
Media reports on how brutal it is to be a gay person in an African country, while much needed, ought to be more balanced. We should...
Given the colonial nature of Arabic in Tamazgha, and its imposition on the indigenous people, there are significant reasons that Africans ought to reject the use...
We try to keep a positive vibe going here at This Is Africa, but every so often you come across something that just paints your mood...
Today, many young people of African descent - both at home and abroad - lament their parents' prudish attitudes towards sex. Most of us grew up...
White people in blackface celebrated as part of a “tradition”? The Dutch are one of the most progressive people in Europe, but the controversial character known...
My interest in African history – along with my need to learn as much as possible about women in African history – has resulted in my...
Whenever western publications have written about Kwaito and South African House, the story has almost always been told in terms of a unidirectional migration of House...
In a previous post about African versus European craziness, "Crazy oddity #4: ‘dealing’ with your kids" brought up fond memories of the corporal punishment inflicted on...
