The statue in the garbage bag
Watch: South Africa’s ‘born frees’ gag on the rainbow nation pill they’ve been fed for the past 21 years.
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Nathan Chiume
Nathan Chiume is an Africa analyst and consultant.
The Myth of the New South Africa
In South Africa, the old is alive and well and surging alongside everything that is trying to be new.
The Queering Slavery Working Group
This tumblr focuses on reading, researching, and writing histories of intimacy, sex, and sexuality during Atlantic slave period.
Performing Society’s Provocations
Comedian Mpho “Popps” Modikoane is the spokesman of South Africa’s “Born Frees.”
Stirring the Spirits of the Dead Miners of Marikana
When the widows of Marikana tried to wake up their husbands from their graves by yelling at them.
Interview with Nidia Minaj: The multi-influenced teenage producer making noise in Lisbon’s vibrant Afro-electronic music scene
Anyone who has been paying attention to the global electronic dance music scene knows that there's an
Does the Development Industry really need new clothes?
One critical problem of the new combined agenda of agencies like the UN or World Bank is that their goals lack a clear rationale on what they’ll accomplish and how.
Photo of the Day: Irony arrives to Brazil
In today's news, the mainstream Brazilian media try their hardest to illustrate that protests against, and calls for
Under the radar
Guinea Bissau’s Sana Na N’Hada is one of Africa’s most important filmmakers today.
Malawi’s crazy mobile phone rates
Why the silence on a story of pressing concern to ordinary Malawians?: Corporations in Malawi have more media influence than the government.
What are you scared about, Joseph Kabila
Being a pro-democracy, nonviolent youth activist is a dangerous thing in some countries. Like in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dear Grammy Awards: A Letter From a Colombian Musician
Pedro Ojeda is a Colombian musician, member of many influential bands, such as Los Pirañas, Romperayo,
Britain’s Racist Election
In Britain in 2015, racism is being used to dismantle the consensus on the welfare state, and to undo the greatest achievement of British democracy.
Between Magic and Reality
On Otavalo, the largest outdoor indigenous market in South America.
#SAHipHop2014: Looking Back At The Year That Was
In 2014, South African Hip Hop was allowed longer strides on the mainstream's catwalk. The line between artist
Why the US should seek closer cooperation with Iran in the fight against Boko Haram
Richard Nixon visited Mao’s Zedong’s China 43 years ago, from 21 to 28 February 1972. His stay
Tomorrow is the Question
Afrofuturism and engaging prophetically with history.
Invisible labor in plain sight
South Africa has 52 million people. Around 1.1 million are domestic workers. 54,000 of those are under the age of fifteen.
Like a weary protest song that has been marching since the 1960’s
Kae Sun, who we've featured on this site before, has just released a new single. With
A glimpse of what could have been
The fantastical texture of the everyday in E. C. Osondu’s novel, “This House is Not for Sale.”