Deafening Silence
Why the deafening silence from African artists and musicians following the murder of gay activist David Kato?
LGBTQ
The Life and Death of David Kato
The Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato was murdered on January 26th, 2011.
Well deserved
Before we close out the year we have to give a nod to the Centre for
The National Sport of South Africa
Social progressives in South Africa would like to believe otherwise, but the country is mostly socially rightwing and conservative.
Out of Italy
We join forces with the Italian news aggregator Afronline. That and other "Africa" references from this week.
Manufacturing controversy
The mass support for Caster Semenya among South Africans is paradoxical: of a country deeply divided, yet at certain moments strangely united around a common cause.