What is the new image of Africa?
“Africa is finally seizing control of its image” goes the mantra. But which Africa and which image?
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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.
National Geographic explores Zimbabwe’s pre-election pulse
Two initial thoughts on Alexandra Fuller’s “Breaking the Silence: Oppression, Fear, and Courage in Zimbabwe” in
The Bicycle Thief
A new Israeli law orders asylum-seekers to be detained for an unlimited period without judicial oversight or criminal proceedings, even for misdemeanors like bicycle or cell-phone theft.
Sympathy for the ‘Devil’
A New York Times article that’s respectful and mostly accurate, including the use of terminology, when covering African Traditional Religion.
Restaging the Death of Patrice Lumumba
The merits of restaging ‘Une Saison au Congo,’ Aimé Césaire’s history of the life and death of Patrice Lumumba, in London, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor.
What does Tony Blair want from Malawi?
Until recently, Tony Blair had never visited Malawi. Last summer there was a lot of international
This Film Has Been Banned
The South African feature film, “Of Good Report,” deals with the relationship of a teacher with his underage student. The local censors decided it is a crime to screen it.
Weekend Music Break 46
Electrique DJs, Fena Gitu and Jaaz Odongo have the perfect Summer tune for you. Technically, we'll
The Making of Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla’s appearances on the cricket pitch and its meaning, reflects similarly on South Africa’s own, ongoing, liberation struggle.
On the Pain of Violent Men
TRIGGER WARNING: sexual violence Let me start by saying that I feel very ambivalent about causing
The New Yorker Goes to Mali
I do know a bit about Mali, but I hardly recognize The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson’s version of it.
The Banned Film
South Africa’s film censor bans the film ‘Of Good Report’ by Jahmil XT Qubeka, which deals with predatory teachers.
5 New Films to Watch Out For, N°28
Here's another pick of five interesting-looking new films that have come out recently. Born This Way is
Mandela Day
The writer, an American graduate student at the time, goes in search of Nelson Mandela to tell the story of Mandela’s alma mater, the University of Fort Hare.
Julius Malema’s next move
In South Africa, many youth votes are up for grabs for the first time, from the generation facing 70% unemployment and with little loyalty to the ANC of their parents.
At the Protests for Trayvon Martin
The focus should be on white people. Why have so many of us chosen not to demonstrate?
A Season in the Congo
A review of Aimé Césaire’s ‘A Season in the Congo’ (Une Saison au Congo) at the Young Vic theatre in London.
How to be a man
The simple fact that all forms of violence in South Africa have a male face tells us there’s something fundamentally wrong with ideas around manhood there.
The Unruly Rush of the City
Julie Mehretu’s canvases depict a public zone dichotomous to that of their own surrounding, brimming with a sense of the life of a city which we can never really know or measure, whose politics is alive but oddly incubated.
Nigeria’s drama filled history
The historian Max Siollun wants to present Nigerian history as something more than a mechanical rendering of dates and facts.