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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.


There’s “too much Africa in South Africa”
That what a Dutch writer Adriaan Van Dis told an Italian newspaper when asked about what South Africa is like now.

Mamphela Ramphele has a Party
Ramphele has never enjoyed widespread grassroots support as a political figure in South Africa and hasn’t been in active in any political movement for at least 30 years now.
Another White Hero Story
We’ve seen CNN’s “Mozambique or Bust” documentary film before. It’s a staple of its genre.

What’s the matter with Morocco
Morocco appears stable, but high unemployment, economic reforms, increased repression and police brutality, could still impact the country’s politics.

In Angola, the generals will be just fine
Beware the bling of banner headlines announcing free speech victories.

The Extreme Makeover of Patri$e Mot$epe
Motsepe was named South Africa’s first black dollar billionaire by Forbes Magazine.

There is more to my life than making photographs
In our series of interviews with young artists and creatives continue: This week’s guest: photographer and blogger, Nana Kofi Acquah.

The loss of “new” South African innocence
Moses Molelekwa, the brilliant South African pianist, composer and producer died by suicide on 13 February 2001. Florence Mtoba, his wife (also his manager) was found with him; she had been strangled.

When Kim Kardashian ‘419ed the 419ers’
The Lagos elite blows money at puffery, while most of Nigeria suffers. It’s the same as it ever was.
Weekend Music Break N°32

Cape Town goes Electronic

Why is South Africa such a violent society

How to deal with sexual violence in South Africa
It is not good enough to teach our sons not to rape. We need to teach our sons that a woman is not some “thing” placed on this planet just to satisfy whatever desire you have.

I want to play at the Voortrekker Monument
Here’s what some South African artists make of the country’s politics.

Africa is a Board Game
Players in the board game, “Ticket to Ride: The Heart of Africa,” are cast in the role of colonists, competing to make the largest imprint on Africa’s “vast wilderness.”

Sinophobia
Lesotho’s media and the “problem” of Chinese immigrant shop owners.

Capitalizing On a Violent Heritage
The politics of selling African art mostly collected during colonial era to private collectors.

When videos of abuses by police go viral in Angola
It marks the first time that videos went truly viral in a country in which only about 5% of the population has access to the internet.

The spirit of Ethiopian culture
Roxsanne Dyssell’s second in a series of interviews with young artists and creatives: Next: creative director and photoblogger,Metasebia Yoseph