Learning Zulu
The author, a German journalist new to South Africa, writes about her first impressions and experiences, especially with local whites; so different from anything she knew or experienced before.
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Nathan Chiume
Nathan Chiume is an Africa analyst and consultant.
'A guide to the rest of Africa'
GOOD, a magazine with a vague purpose (it is supposed to be "dedicated to social causes,"
Clifton Beach
Steve Gordon's series of photographs of Clifton Beach (in this case Fourth Beach) on Cape Town's
Mother Russia
New York City artist Maria Buyondo grew up in Russia and Sweden, the child of a Russian mother and an Ugandan father.
'Afropolis'
This photograph of Soccer City, the venue for the opening and closing games of the 2010
The Sudanese architect
The film “Limbo” covers the frustated life and dreams of Sudanese immigrant and trained architect, Issam.
Asa – Be My Man
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNUgJMDsOuY&w=500&h=307&rel=0] If you don't notice the awkward "acting" at the outset of this music video and
Can't Make This Stuff Up
Myanmar/Burma's oppressive junta pulled off two feats this week: first they cooked the elections ensuring a
Yoweri Museveni busts a move
Uganda’s President, in power since 1986, has tried to appeal to the country’s youth by rapping. Is it any good?
Zimbabwe Now
Via Patrick Bond: Last weekend a group of Zimbabwe scholars--organized by University of Kwazulu-Natal School for Development
'The Kenya I Live In'
This December 2010, Kenyan literary magazine, "Kwani?" will publish the top five entries of their "The
Music Break
Hotep Idris Galeta, the South African jazz pianist, who died last Friday in Johannesburg (of an
Janka in America
The King of Bubu, Janka Nabay, translates this music and his culture for rock kids in the trendy hangouts of New York City.
Music Break
If you're into house music (I can tolerate some of it) it's worth listening to this
Model Media
A few weeks ago blogger Oly Orollah (of Kenyan Pundit) posted this on developments in Mozambique's
Viva Tanzania
For all the gross, lurid news stories or the films you see about fatal violence against,
Searching for a ‘blood-diamond bazaar’
Any ban on blood diamonds would ultimately harm low-paid Congolese mineworkers and would be too difficult to enforce anyway.
‘Where was Mandela between 1964 and 1990?’
The American (celebrity) writer Kitty Kelley' on writing an "unauthorized biography" of Nelson Mandela: For the
Wade's Country
The present situation in Senegal is at a decisive turning point in its history. We have,
Bloody Agent*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAibpGHesg4 We know Jacob Zuma can dance. But can Julius Malema, the future President of South