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When dance finds you: Lethabo Monametsi on making it to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’
From falling in love with dance at 13 to balancing a law degree at Wits, South African dancer Lethabo Monametsi shares her journey to the international ballroom floor on Strictly…
The Inga Dam project could be Africa's game changer
The DRC's Grand Inga hydropower project holds the potential to generate 43,200MW and transform energy access across Africa, but overcoming decades of bureaucratic hurdles and…
Building a human rights agenda fit for 21st-century realities
As aid cuts threaten essential healthcare and disillusionment grows, Africa faces a vital opportunity to renew and reimagine a human rights agenda fit for 21st-century realities.
Congo remembers as the world forgets
Decades after the outbreak of the Second Congo War, the victims of relentless conflict in eastern Congo remain largely forgotten by the international community. Yet local heroes…
Doing right shouldn’t be a death warrant
South Africa celebrates whistleblowers after their deaths but fails to protect the living. This article explores the national tragedy where those who uphold integrity become…
Building bigger tables for Africa's future
Buhle Phiwe Hlatshwayo's career is a testament to relentless reinvention, from political journalist to diplomat and now president of the Chevening Alumni Association of South…
Toxic sports reporting on black athletes
The BBC's coverage of the Women's Tennis Association's new genetic sex testing policy, using visuals of a black woman's hand, highlights a pattern where stories about fairness in…
Tanzania is paying its own way and investors are taking note
Tanzania unveils its most ambitious budget yet, a record $23.8 billion spending plan for 2026-27, largely financed by domestic sources. This move signals a strategic shift…