Pushing boundaries, a South African mother of two becomes the continent’s first black female naval combat commander
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Lifestyle Twitter pokes fun at the falling South African currency
South Africans took to twitter to make fun of the weakening rand which tumbled to an all-time low on Monday
Politics and Society The wisdom of destroying property
Since their lives don’t seem to matter, the poor find other means to get attention
Africans rising SA graduate writes book to pay for university transcript
A South African graduate has a written a book as a fundraising method to pay for her university transcript because her family could not afford to
Arts, Culture and Sport The Promise Of Futurism Part 3: Content In The Digital Age, A Conversation with Lindokuhle Nkosi
It’s been quite interesting to see how creative industries within the continent have surpassed mainstream politics in advancing the ‘newness of Africa’, but on the flipside are also vulnerable to the stranglehold of neocolonial agendas operating through the language of ‘development’, ‘sustainability’, ‘Africa rising’ and all these other vacuous references.
Politics and Society South Africa’s peacebuilding process is far from complete
The legacy of violence that apartheid left in the country cannot go unnoticed and the process of healing and reconciliation cannot be abandoned. Unless underlying issues and root causes are addressed, South Africa will continue to be a country where violence is not a last but a first resort.
Lifestyle Unstructured Images of South Africa
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.
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.