
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.

A New York Times article that's respectful and mostly accurate, including the use of terminology, when covering African Traditional Religion.

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.

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.

Hashim Amla’s appearances on the cricket pitch and its meaning, reflects similarly on South Africa’s own, ongoing, liberation struggle.


I do know a bit about Mali, but I hardly recognize The New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson’s version of it.

South Africa's film censor bans the film 'Of Good Report' by Jahmil XT Qubeka, which deals with predatory teachers.

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.

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.