The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come...
The decline in Kenyan medals at the world championships is due to increased competition and a lack of investment at...
"Oya: Rise of the Orisha" is an upcoming feature film that blends the Western superhero genre with Yoruba mythology. The film garnered internet attention following their...
Fifty years ago an unmarried 25-year-old African woman was seen as odd. A husband and family was supposed to be your life’s goal. Thank God we’ve...
While the world celebrates Gaddafi’s downfall and removal, the response across Africa is more muted. Could that be because we always saw through the Western media’s...
Jacob Zuma recently advised South Africans that they must not "think like Africans", adding that Gauteng’s highways are "not some national road in Malawi". Does Zuma...
You will, by now, have read one article or another about the French intervention in northern Mali, the general gist of which is that Islamic extremists...
African photography is on the rise. From street to art photography, conceptual and documentary to fashion shoots, home-grown photographers are increasingly showing the world what they...
The recently published critique by Sandile Memela, “The Coca-Colonisation of African Culture,” was mired in alarmist histrionics, showed little consideration for history and just waved a...
There seems to be a general consensus amongst Africans that while it is acceptable to compare countries on the continent with one another (and occasionally group...
A to Z list of what we cannot simply blame on apartheid, what we would not have expected of a government that claims to be committed...
A to Z list of what we cannot simply blame on apartheid, what we would not have expected of a government that claims to be committed...
