Three new books spotlight Indian South Africans who helped shape the nation — through resistance, reflection and reinvention in unexpected places
Only the educated elite could have established the African National Congress, but the party needs to correct its course
Machiri is a designer, artist, DJ and cultural producer. Here he reflects on the memory work that is just one facet of pungwes
Gibson Mandishona on how he helped compose a reggae classic
Liberation movements attracted more than half of the popular vote in their most recent parliamentary elections in many African countries
There was a time long ago, and not so long ago, when Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma represented the potential the liberation of an oppressed people held.
The parallel regimes of new and cherry-picked traditions present a hurdle to democratic success
Here is an edited extract from Michael Neocosmos’ book Thinking Freedom in Africa: Toward a Theory of Emancipatory Politics (Wits University Press)
A three-day conference focused on the themes expressed through the work of Neville Alexander.
‘Tell our stories" went the post-apartheid creative mantra in film and literature. A golden age beckoned, unfettered by censorship.
The African National Congress was deeply saddened by the death of liberation stalwart Billy Nair on Thursday, the party said.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and President Thabo Mbeki were meeting on Tuesday for talks expected to focus on tensions in southern Sudan and the deteriorating situation in…
The main party in southern Sudan has suspended its participation in the national government until its northern partners reignite a stalled peace process, the secretary general of…
