LONGREAD: Remembering Steve Bantu Biko
Today marked 41 years since anti-apartheid hero Steve Bantu Biko was brutally murdered at the hands of racist South African police while in their custody. …
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Why the best time to invest in Africa is now!
The best time to invest in Africa is now. However, foreign investors have not moved into the continent as quickly as expected because foreign investment …
Recalling the SS Mendi disaster as Theresa May hands over shipwreck bell
It is one of the worst maritime disasters in history. And today on her first visit to Africa as British Prime Minister, Theresa May used …
The mixed legacy of DRC musician Franco
The DRC’s Franco, and Nigeria’s Fela Kuti, remain two of the most musically as well as politically influential artists in Africa, despite both being dead. Franco, …
Time for a global flower auction in Kenya
The booming Kenyan floriculture sector, which exports to over 60 countries worldwide and provides a comfortable living to over two million Kenyans, has gained a global reputation …
Land reform: The World Bank finally sees the light
A new report by the World Bank, virtually ignored by the international media, categorically comes out in favour of comprehensive land reform in South Africa …