Corruption has been a constant feature of South African political life for much of the past 350 years; solutions will also take time.
Arts and Culture Chadwick Boseman – In celebration of a life well lived
Chadwick Boseman: In celebration of a life well lived. An embodiment of service, accomplishment, compassion and modesty.
Arts and Culture Are lockdown live streams working for South Africa’s musicians?
The live streaming of music events online is full of potential – but right now few artists or hosting venues are earning much from it.
Politics and Society Moral panic over human trafficking is hurting children, says report
State is using anti-trafficking measures “to justify practices that violate” rights. The moral panic is being used by authorities to discourage migrants.
Arts and Culture ‘Big Brother Naija’: Nigeria’s unlikely public relations campaign?
Big Brother Naija continues to dominate cultural conversations among African youth. Is this Nigeria’s strongest PR move?
Arts and Culture Funeral collectives help Malawians repatriate the dead
Repatriation of the dead to Malawi is costly for immigrants when loved ones die in South Africa, and since Covid-19 struck it has become more expensive and more complicated. When a Malawian immigrant dies in South Africa, families face bills of over R20,000 to get the body home.
Politics and Society What drove Asia’s economic success stories, and what should Africa emulate?
With the right leadership, mindset and policies African countries can achieve, even exceed, the growth and development successes of Asian counterparts.
Arts and Culture The daughters and sons of Fela in African Pop
How do elements of Fela Kuti’s music get reproduced by today’s pop musicians? Decades after his death, Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most famous musician continues to live on through his art.
Arts and Culture HBO’s sci-fi horror series Lovecraft Country relives the Jim Crow era
Lovecraft Country, a must watch landmark show is a story which grapples with America’s troubled past and present, a binary opposite defined relationship of us versus them is pitted throughout the narrative, be it law enforcement vis-à-vis policing and white American supremacy in the fray. It can be read as an allegory for the Black American horror reality.