Some of the influx into South Africa of migrants from failing African countries has been self-inflicted by the ANC government. In its long-standing foreign policy, the party has…
Africa Day is generally marked as a day for celebration, a day to rejoice at the steps taken by previous generations to fight against and eliminate the effects of colonialism,…
SA citizens are not xenophobic for demanding lawful migration, secure borders and fair access to limited opportunities
Our simple argument is that the Second Scramble for Africa shouldn’t happen on our watch when we have so much at our disposal to avert this age-old plunder. It is a shameful…
Budgets are rewritten in Washington and Brussels rather than in Harare, Accra or Nairobi
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
Africans have a key role to play in shaping the character of the world
This literature goes beyond Western science fiction, creating a unique identity rooted in the continent’s rich cultural heritage
We must ponder how we might be inspired by Africa Day to use creativity techniques in, and after, this election to create a better South Africa.
Contemporary African intellectuals, historians, self-styled Pan-Africanists, patriots and good old liberal political commentators such as myself carry divergent opinions of why…
Celebrate the African ‘year of nutrition’ by getting stuck into some of the tastiest food the continent can dish up.
Thabo Mbkei reflects on the African Union, Africa Day and his foundation
The Windybrow Arts Centre in Joburg has a variety of performances for Africa Month
If you had the opportunity to explore South Africa, to really see it, be confused by it, fall in love with the good, bad and the ugly, where would you start? Think of the last…
There needs to be a consolidation of the African identity away from the lens of Western civilisation
Despite the articulated goals by Africa’s founding fathers such as Kwame Nkrumah and Julius Nyerere for the United States of Africa, it seems the ideals of Africa’s unity only…
EU seeks to deepen engagement with Africa, with a focus on people-to-people co-operation
We have an abundance of land, sun, wind, and rivers to power up an ecologically sound development process for the 21st century
Collaborating with other universities will assist in dealing with diseases and other social issues that know no borders
As the continent most affected by climate change, African countries must have a strong interest in limiting the temperature below 1.5° C
