A ‘self-hating’ black person speaks truth to power

The strength of our democracy is measured by the dignity of its women — who need to be empowered through economic inclusion, workplace equality and social support

Africa’s rich history, beginning with adaptable hunter-gatherers, highlights its resilience, productivity and the importance of reclaiming its heritage

A draft export exemption aims to enable exporters to collaborate legally

Ask African governments how they feel about agricultural innovation and their answer might surprise you. “They’re tired,” says Vanessa Adams, vice-president of Strategic Partnerships at AGRA, an organisation that aims to improve the adaptation of agri-food and farming systems to climate change. “They don’t want any more pilot programmes. Innovations that benefit 5 000 people […]

The cause goes beyond corruption and incapacity to dysfunctional centralised, bureaucratic rule. The solution lies in decentralised, participatory and direct democratic forms of organisation

Burundi is not the only authoritarian country in the region. Tanzania is restricting the opposition, media and civil society, while Rwanda controls any dissent

We need to ensure gender-based violence stays on the agenda beyond the headlines and the hashtags during Women’s Month

But resilience is a survival mechanism that has become an expectation, and it shouldn’t be this way

All too often known underperformers are recycled or ‘friends’ are
selected to lead boards, councils and companies

More than 240 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza since Hamas’s attack on 7 October 2023. Their deaths are not accidental casualties but rather a deliberate silencing of the truth

The president must act decisively to combat crime and corruption and reset the democratic state

Mentorship should not be top-down, but rather a process that values collaboration and co-creation between young and older women