• Naledi Yaziyo

I had told many half-truths before, but those little lies were cute compared to this, the first time I told a big lie.

• Sisonke Msimang

The Jacob Zuma years were especially damaging for re-introducing South Africans to political leaders who did not fear shame.

• Philip Janzen

Today marks ten years since Aimé Césaire's death. What would he have thought about the state of the former French colonies today?

• Sean Henry Jacobs

Engaging seriously with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s life could help us understand how South Africa got where it is and where it’s going.

• Sindre Bangstad
• Tony Sandset
• Gard R. Højberg

2018 marks 25 years since the publication of Gilroy’s seminal work, The Black Atlantic.

• Keren Weitzberg

What use are academic categories when they reinforce conservative concepts scholars seek to challenge?

• Camilla Houeland

Uber’s usual tricks -- to provoke price wars in an attempt to increase their share of markets, evade taxes, and undermine workers’ rights -- are alive and well in Africa.

• Hussein Badat

Social media group-think derails any chance for a progressive political movement.

• Boima Tucker

Black Panther arrives as black America diversifies, but the US becomes more isolationist. It's not beyond many African Americans to reflect nativist tendencies.

• Vimbai Midzi

The attitude that Zimbabweans need to give Mnangagwa a chance and not be quick to criticize, is what led to Mugabe's dictatorship.

• Dan Hodgkinson

Tsvangirai’s legitimacy was born out of his trusted representation of workers’ interests and the charismatic force of his personality.

• Patrice Nganang

The author was arrested for insulting Cameroon's president, spent 20 days in prison and was deported. He made this statement at his trial.

• Benjamin H. Bradlow

Housing struggles Brazil are a good case study to help us understand the limits of what is possible for urban housing movements in South Africa.

• C.A. Davids

The author returns to her home town, Cape Town, which may soon become the world’s first major city to run out of water. The crisis also exacerbates old divisions.

• Ernest Harsch

Sankara’s enduring popularity rests not only on his words, however much they resonate with today’s disenchanted and angry youth. It is also based on his deeds.

• Ewout van den Berg

Even in spite of a recent history of reactionary backlash, the movement against #ZwartePiet (Black Pete) has had some success.

• Ndeye Debo Seck

For many young Africans, going abroad is seen as the only solution to help their parents struggling to make ends meet.

• Naledi Yaziyo

Much of black youth culture in South Africa celebrates constant self-invention, and is built on the gospel of entrepreneurship.

• Grace Musila

Interview with Fred Khumalo, author of a novel about the sinking of the SS Mendi, a warship carrying hundreds of black South African soldiers.

• Melusi Nkomo

In the four decades that Robert Mugabe was at the helm of power in post-colonial Zimbabwe, his rule was anything but admirable.