
People in glass houses
South Africa's news media's much vaunted editorial independence.
South Africa's news media's much vaunted editorial independence.
Not sure what is empowering about a UK grime artist explicitly glorifying African conflict and capitalizing on the fear and violence that it entails.
Last Friday, May 3, was World Press Freedom Day. Perhaps you may have missed it? On
A large part of the challenge for Italians to get used to a black Cabinet Minister is the role Italian media plays. They're particularly bad when it comes to race.
VICE partners with old media, makes sponsored content, owns an ad agency, and cozies up to Murdoch—despite its edgy style and fresh take on news.
It's not just Euro-Americans who want to save Africa. Celebrities and entertainers from Asia and Eastern Europe want in too.
Our weekly update post of things we did not blog about includes a derby goal, a film about the Williams sisters and the passing of a major 20th century South African intellectual.
Nigeria's ruling class, when faced with criticism, always go for censorship, to silence their critics.
The most creative, incisive political arts and literary publication produced on the African continent, or anywhere for that matter.
An interview with Swedish photographer Jens Assur about his exhibition, "Africa is a Great Country," about representation of Africa and visual clichés in general.
We were wrong. Some Africans do like Margaret Thatcher. Here's a gallery of 10 of them.
With this, I am bringing back Weekend Special for all those things we don't have the time to blog about or say more than the required 140 characters on Twitter.
Madonna's attempt to save face after her scolding by Malawi's president to rehash the stereotype of the corrupt African leader rings hollow, and a bit desperate. Malawi's President wasn't having it.
The comedians Jon Stewart and Bassem Youssef and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
Thatcher’s energetic opposition to sanctions and support for right wing forces prolonged the state of violence across the breadth of Southern Africa.
Margaret Thatcher put to rest the essentialist fallacy that women are inherently more moral than men.
Al Jazeera is planning a French language version of its news network. That means, government funded France 24 will be in direct competition with it for viewership in Africa and amongst the continent's French speaking diaspora.
Nairobi Half Life is a smart, take-no-prisoners action movie that makes us to wrestle with the neoliberal city.
The story of Happy Sindane, the lost white boy, who put a lie to South Africa's rainbow shibboleths.
The French news magazine, Courrier International, did a special issue: "Afrique 3.0." We had a closer look. Is it any good?