Between 3 May 2020 and 16 January 2021, the number of excess deaths in South Africa was more than 106,000. These excess deaths are, either directly...
According to the SA Medical Research Council, nearly 85,000 people over 60 have probably died from Covid-19 infections since last May.
Jackson Mthembu's death drives home the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The revered trombonist, composer and cultural activist never wished to be 'the state composer' but remained political until the end, in service of the people.
New struggles are taking shape across the African continent and in the diaspora. Reminiscent of the 60s, a wave of consciousness has been sweeping across the...