There is no evidence that international migrants are a major cause of unemployment in South Africa. Misinformation drives this misconception.
Politics and Society Diepsloot migrant family distraught and unbelieving
The wife and four children of Mbodazwe Banajo “Elvis” Nyathi, who was brutally killed in a xenophobic attack, are reeling from the shock, while other migrants live in fear.
Arts, Culture and Sport Grammy star Black Coffee: winning the world, losing at home
Despite controversy at home and a decade late, the Grammy win proves how much the world love’s South Africa’s biggest house music star.
Politics and Society What DRC brings to the EAC table
Despite a storied post-colonial history of political misadventures, strife and state dysfunction, DRC has always maintained a close cultural relationship with other East African countries. Joining EAC portends a new, yet challenging, opportunity to deepen economic and political cooperation.
Politics and Society Outsourcing asylum seekers: the case of Rwanda and the UK
British media is awash with reports that Boris Johnson’s government has agreed a deal with Rwanda to have asylum seekers processed there rather than in the UK. The choice of Rwanda has a logic about it. But it’s also controversial.
Politics and Society Visa opens its first Africa based innovation studio
Global digital payments facilitator Visa is expanding into the region by opening its first innovation studio in Kenya. The aim is to adopt the market of consumers switching to new payment platforms and digital wallets.
Politics and Society Burkina Faso | Blaise Compaoré’s sentencing: What it means for Africa
On 6 April 2022, Burkina Faso’s former leader Blaise Compaoré was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for the 1987 murder of Thomas Sankara. The judgement is an opportune moment of reflection for African citizens and leaders.
Arts, Culture and Sport Reflecting on South African novelist K. Sello Duiker’s art of madness and social justice
His major work The Quiet Violence of Dreams is about a young man undergoing a mental breakdown, something that the novelist also experienced.
Politics and Society Zimbabweans live in fear of vigilantes in Diepsloot
“We can’t credit the crime in Diepsloot to foreigners. The poor infrastructure in this place plays a very big part in allowing crime to happen,” – Moalosi.