South Africa: land and why the war against the apartheid legacy is far from over
As the current land ownership debate in South Africa rages on, we look back at this essay by author Fred Khumalo published in our July …
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Essay: Where would South Africa be today without political freedom?
As with all great leaders of the 20th and 21st centuries, Nelson Mandela’s legacy is an uplifting and endearing drama, yet it is complex. A …
Nigeria: media fuels herder vs farmer clashes?
Clashes between cattle herders and farmers over scarce resources have reached crisis levels in Nigeria as the death toll escalates. Adding fuel to the fire …
Ethiopia’s looted artefact conundrum
Ethiopian treasures looted by the British Army in 1868 have all but escaped attention – until now, as museums and institutions increasingly wrestle with facing …
Zimbabwe elections: Mnangagwa vs Chamisa
Now the gloves are off, it’s bare knuckle for bare knuckle, and not surprisingly, the younger challenger, Nelson Chamisa, with less political nous, is reeling …
A witches’ brew in the Horn
Slowly but surely, the Horn of Africa is being dragged into a dangerous power game involving a host of Middle East and global rivals whose interests seem …