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A man wears a traditional Kankurang mask along the beach in the popular tourist area of Senegambia in Banjul on December 6, 2021. (Photo: John Wessels/AFP)
ABDALLA HAMDOK

The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021

The highlights of 2021 in Africa

  • Samira Sawlani
  • The Continent
9 min read
Navy Malela and Gradi Koko
AFRILAND BANK

The Continent’s Africans of the Year: Navy Malela and Gradi Koko

The bravest bankers: Navy Malela and Gradi Koko refused to stay silent in the face of injustice – even when speaking out carried grave risks for them and their families

  • Simon Allison
  • The Continent
2 min read
‘Squid Game’ is an explicit critique of the current mode of capitalism. (John McCann/M&G)
CAPE TOWN

South Africans are trapped in a ‘Squid Game’

‘Squid Game’ is an explicit critique of the current mode of capitalism. But far too much popular discourse has overlooked or neglected its sociopolitical messages.

  • Andile Zulu
8 min read