African photography is on the rise. Following decades of photographic misrepresentation by observers from outside the continent, African photographers are now showing the world what they see through their lens. This is Africa spotlights them in a series of interviews.
South Africa
Arts, Culture and Sport Rethinking the National Arts Festival
Now in its 41st year, the National Arts Festival is underway in Grahamstown. A week after service delivery protests and with a municipal strike looming, once again the spotlight is turned on the stark contrast between people enjoying an arts festival and those in desperate circumstances locked outside
Arts, Culture and Sport The Orlando cooling towers in Soweto South Africa
Good morning Africa from Soweto’s majestic Orlando Towers. The towers that are a prominent landmark in the township and widely known as the site of the world’s highest SCAD free fall.
Politics and Society South Africa implicated in FIFA scandal
US FBI investigations have suggested that South Africa paid FIFA more than $10 million in bribes to host the World Cup in 2010. This information comes as part of the pandemonium ensuing at the global footballing body amidst accusations and arrests over widespread corruption within the organisation
Politics and Society South Africa: Gambling enters Politics?
Africa is no stranger to the passion for betting, with the gambling industry preceding and strengthening during the colonial period. Nowadays, thanks to a committed ongoing legislative effort, this form of entertainment is regulated and controlled both as it regards the operators licensing and in the potential effects of gambling on the players
Politics and Society The killing of Emmanuel Jossias
The coldblooded killing of a Mozambican man that made headlines around the world during the April violence against foreign nationals in South Africa was not characterised by xenophobia, so says the government. Then what does lie behind his murder?
Politics and Society The young and the violent
So, when all the foreigners have left South Africa and all the colonial statues have been removed, who will the youth turn to next to direct their frustrations?
Politics and Society South Africa joins the EU in the dogbox for abusing illegal African migrants
The irony of Zuma’s Freedom Day speech was not lost on European diplomats. Zuma is wont to criticise EU policies towards Africa as neo-colonial. Now he finds himself in a rather uncomfortably similar predicament – as the object of sharp criticism for mistreating desperate African migrants. ‘Welcome to our world,’ said one of those diplomats, wryly
Politics and Society South African politics beyond Zille
Earlier this month, Helen Zille – the leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) – announced that she would be stepping down. This shift in the country’s political landscape is set to rekindle interest in the potential outcomes of the 2016 local government elections