
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.




Kenya’s political regimes have used the police to repress opposition and sustain themselves in power.














The Murang’a people are really yet to decide who they are going to vote for as a president. If they have, they are keeping the secret...

Emmanuel Macron’s success validates a strategy aimed at making him appear as the champion of the “progressives”, but it has only partially worked.

He will be remembered as the leader who plunged the country into unmitigated chaos

The 25th of May commemorates the liberation of African countries and facilitates discussions key to our collective material survival, our continued albeit precarious independence, and our...

Grammy-nominated musician Somi launched her new album reimagining Miriam Makeba with a live performance that amplified the work made in honour of the late activist and...

South Africa needs to urgently invest in smart early-warning systems and start climate-proofing its infrastructure.

Africa is facing a climate crisis. The continent stands in a precarious position due to the rapid changes in the climatic conditions. The floods in KwaZulu-Natal,...

An entrepreneur in the DRC is showing us how eco-friendly construction can help manage non-biodegradable waste. The management of plastic waste continues to be a major challenge...

Every five years, underlying ethnic rivalries are rekindled through songs, words, euphemisms, epithets and slurs.

A quarter of South Africans in cities are living in informal settlements.