Patrick Gathara

The blackface election looms

Africa Patrick Gathara - 3 Nov 2020

Like blackface, the US election is a stupid inversion of the ‘usual’ trope of being the superpower that offers lessons on governance and rights to Africa

‘Insult’ arrest kicks off poll race in Kenya

Africa Patrick Gathara - 25 Sep 2020

MPs’ detention may signal the silencing of dissent and a bid to railroad changes to the Constitution

How to report on humanitarian crises: A guide for Western journalists

Africa Patrick Gathara - 11 Aug 2020

The world has become a more complicated place — that doesn’t mean your reporting has to be.

Images of black death satisfy disturbing desires and purposes

Opinion Patrick Gathara - 5 Jun 2020

The protests sweeping the United States after the latest police killing of a black man again speak to the ability of images to evoke powerful emotional responses

Kenya’s government can’t tackle the pandemic alone. It needs civil society

Africa Patrick Gathara - 3 Apr 2020

Kenya’s government has excluded nongovernmental organisations and other groups such as churches from its emergency decision-making. This is a mistake

Kenya’s push for a national ID raises red flags

Africa Patrick Gathara - 15 May 2019

There is a lot of money to be made from exploiting Kenyans' personal data, and no shortage of unscrupulous politicians willing to do the exploiting

The racist reaction to the Ethiopian Airlines crash was all too predictable

Africa Patrick Gathara - 11 Mar 2019

Once again, Africans have been reminded that some deaths, and thus lives, are more important than others

Kenya suffers Somali blowback

Africa Patrick Gathara - 18 Jan 2019

Kenya said it invaded Somalia to protect its citizens, but the attack in Nairobi this week shows this has failed

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Special AVBOB fund assists with restoration of SMMEs and NGOs

Samsung launches super-fast, ultra-powerful Galaxy A52s with innovations for all South Africans

A just transition to a climate resilient economy and ecologically sustainable society

Estate planning: What to consider

Art for the Arch – Celebrating Archbishop Tutu’s 90th birthday with a good cause

GIZ – Positions, calls and requests for proposals, and supply of vehicles

Over a million South African government employees do not have a Last Will and Testament

Wingu Academy – challenging expectations about schooling from home through excellence and innovation