What’s So Funny
Tracing the origins and development of newspaper cartooning in South Africa, and its political place.
Politics
Africa’s media considered
What is the state of the media in Africa? And how is it dealing with perhaps the biggest emerging story continent-wide, the rise of the extractive sector?
Letter from Tunis
Tunisia, which kickstarted the "Arab Spring," is in a long pause between longtime dictator Ben Ali’s flight and elections scheduled for July 2011.
The ANC Goes Pop
Political parties in South Africa have a new challenge during elections: commissioning a pop ditty people can dance to while political candidates make empty promises from stages.
Mahmood Mamdani on Uganda
The umpteenth stand-off between Uganda's government and the "Walk to Work" protests by opposition forces.
Jamming for Sanitation
In some of Cape Town's black townships, residents have to stand in line to use one of the portable chemical toilets made available to them.
It’s time to be offended
Middle class South African inertia and the police murder of activist Andries Tatane during a protest in town in the Free State province.
Madonna chooses Malawi
Which is worse: Americans not knowing anything about Malawi, or that's where Madonna adopted children and wasted money?
Tendai Biti at Columbia University
One of the leaders of Zimbabwe's opposition movement, the MDC, who now serves as finance minister in the unity government, talks about the challenges for his country.
We are all Andries Tatane
We shouldn't be surprised when absent of meaningful political change, the structural violence of South African life finds vivid and widespread expression.
Billy Bang
Bang, was a free jazz violinist and composer, whose music reflected on his involvement as an American conscript in the Vietnam War.
