A Century of Land Dispossession in South Africa
Interview with Ben Cousins, founder of PLAAS at the University of the Western Cape, and who has researched land reform since 1989.
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Nathan Chiume
Nathan Chiume is an Africa analyst and consultant.
Under Nelson Mandela Blvd, Part One
A Story About Cape Town’s Tanzanian Stowaways—Fall 2011.
Immigrant, noun.
Google defines an immigrant as “a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.” We have our own definition.
The South African Compromise
How did leftist political scientist Adam Habib end up as a South African version of Thomas Friedman?
Office Talk No.1
Black Thought, Boots Riley (of the Coup), Jeru da Damaja, Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, and others at Pan African Market, Long Street, Cape Town, 2001.
Weekend Music Break 53
If you don't know now you know. Weekend soon come. We got music from South Africa,
The global elite’s favorite strongman
Once again, The New York Times doesn’t inform Western audiences about the complexities of governance in Africa or the agency of those who are ruled.
African Radio’s growing and enduring popularity
Growing numbers of radio stations, across the continent, are training young people to deliver news to their peers themselves.
Morgan Tsvangirai and Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe
To understand why Tsvangirai’s MDC can’t win in Zimbabwe, it is helpful to move beyond the standard analysis of systemic electoral corruption and an unfair vote.
Dark Princess
If mainstream fashion showcases won’t open its doors to the “others” and black fashion showcases aren’t willing to show the breadth of silhouettes, then there is much more at stake than not having a dark-hued covergirl.
The Love Affair between Nigerians and Arsenal
The love affair between Nigerians and Arsenal is an enduring one. Other English teams are also
The magical disposition
Township “Living,” white people and the limits of “empathy”
On Sunday night, Aminata Touré was named Prime Minister of Senegal
On Sunday night, Aminata Touré was named Prime Minister of Senegal. True to Touré’s style, she
These are the days
These are the days when corporate America can tell U.S. workers to stop complaining. They too would be part of the 1% if only they lived in Haiti, or Kenya or Uganda.
Press Freedom in Liberia
Liberian journalists are measured against the ideals of Albert Porte, a muckraking mid-20th century reporter. These days they’re doing him proud.
Israel’s Uganda Plan
Fantasizing about transferring refugees to third countries, has long been a project of the Israeli state and its policy makers.
The Ship of Oblivion
Weekend Break Number 52 feature, among others, Buika, TV On The Radio, Alex Lomani, Ill Skillz, Tamikrest and Stromae.
5 New Films to Watch Out For, N°30
From the director and singer-actors of the 2005 film U-Carmen eKhayelitsha comes a new "opera" film.
South African photographer Kitty’s puzzling characters
The subjects, who were mostly black and Indian, were photographed around Durban by Singarum Jeevaruthnam Moodley, aka Kitty (1922-1987).
The founding father of African history in France
Jean Suret-Canale changed the face of African history for African activists, students and intellectuals.