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Africa

Top 10 Fenty products you should own
Africa
/ 27 May 2022

Top 10 Fenty products you should own

After debuting her historically inclusive shade range, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty finally launches in Africa today.

By Kimberley Schoeman
OPINION | How film can shape our understanding of African queer realities
Opinion
/ 25 May 2022

OPINION | How film can shape our understanding of African queer realities

‘Inxeba/The Wound’ is but one of the films of the growing body of literary and visual texts which have focused on queer lived experiences in Africa.

By Gibson Ncube
Experience Africa in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town
Africa
/ 25 May 2022

Experience Africa in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town

If you had the opportunity to explore South Africa, to really see it, be confused by it, fall in love with the good, bad and the ugly, where would you start?  Think of the last trip you took, local or international. Can you truthfully say that you know that city, its people, the food and […]

By Gugulethu Tshabalala
OPINION | Global warming is here, it is no longer a thing of the future
Opinion
/ 24 May 2022

OPINION | Global warming is here, it is no longer a thing of the future

South Africa needs to improve its resilience against climate related catastrophes such as floods, locust swarms and increasing temperatures

By Batlhalifi Nkgothoe
OPINION| Russia-Ukraine war a threat to Africa’s economy
Opinion
/ 23 May 2022

OPINION| Russia-Ukraine war a threat to Africa’s economy

Globally financial markets and supply chains have been disrupted and the price of food and commodities have risen, all of which will have serious implications for countries on the continent

By Mzukisi Qobo
Right of reply: Mandla Mandela hijacks African continental crises in bid for relevance
Opinion
/ 19 May 2022

Right of reply: Mandla Mandela hijacks African continental crises in bid for relevance

Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela uses the continent’s security problems as a prism through which to cast his dark agenda against Israel into the minds of Africa’s youth

By Pamela Ngubane
Finding Alkebulan in Africa’s best museums
Friday
/ 18 May 2022

Finding Alkebulan in Africa’s best museums

To celebrate International Museum Day, we look at10 culturally-relevant museums in African

By Eli Osei
Imagining African governance futures in 2063
Africa
/ 21 April 2022

Imagining African governance futures in 2063

Four future scenario paint mixed picture of optimism and pessimism for Africa’s future governance and development

By Njeri Mwagira 1
Game of Phones: Five mobile adoption trends in Africa
Sci-tech
/ 12 April 2022

Game of Phones: Five mobile adoption trends in Africa

The economic value added to the continent’s GDP by mobile technologies and services will be worth $155-billion by 2025. Transactions on mobile money platforms reached $490-billion in 2020

By Patrick Henchie
Africa low on refineries, including oil-producer Nigeria
Business
/ 11 April 2022

Africa low on refineries, including oil-producer Nigeria

Because of their lack of oil refineries, African countries become vulnerable to fluctuations on global markets

By Anathi Madubela
Lesotho’s richest man gets political
Africa
/ 7 April 2022

Lesotho’s richest man gets political

Sam Matekane is betting his outsider status will re-energise cynical voters in the Lesotho elections in September

By John Aerni-flessner and The Continent
Monogamy is a social construct
Africa
/ 6 April 2022

Monogamy is a social construct

As a strategy for preventing sexually transmitted infections, condom use is a much safer option than monogamy, which has a high rate of failure

By Sampa Kabwela
South Africa could help to fill agricultural-commodity gap arising from the Russia-Ukraine war
National
/ 5 April 2022

South Africa could help to fill agricultural-commodity gap arising from the Russia-Ukraine war

Africa imported $4-billion worth of agricultural products from Russia in 2020. Of the total, 90% was wheat and 6% sunflower oil

By Eunice Masson
Media mustn’t forget Africa’s conflicts as Ukraine dominates headlines
Opinion
/ 5 April 2022

Media mustn’t forget Africa’s conflicts as Ukraine dominates headlines

People live a ‘hellish existence’ in countries such as South Sudan, northern Mozambique, the DRC but these are a blip on the international media’s news cycle

By Kate Bartlett
Smart bra aims to quicken breast cancer diagnosis
Africa
/ 4 April 2022

Smart bra aims to quicken breast cancer diagnosis

Nigerian Kemisola Bolarinwa used ultrasound technology to develop a smart bra that enables the early detection of breast cancer

By Jesusegun Alagbe
Reimagining an empowered Africa
Opinion
/ 4 April 2022

Reimagining an empowered Africa

Retrieving indigenous knowledge through storytelling and exploring transdisciplinary visioning in Africa will enable new way of thinking about sustainable futures

By Laura Pereira
Inclusive education: Girls and boys must be treated equally
Education
/ 30 March 2022

Inclusive education: Girls and boys must be treated equally

When girls go to school, the patriarchy dominated culture at home follows them to the classroom

By Eunice Masson
South Africa looks to capitalise as digital economy set to grow
Business
/ 29 March 2022

South Africa looks to capitalise as digital economy set to grow

President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of expanding digital access to help to grow the economy

By Sarah Smit
Black women get raw deal in adverts
Business
/ 24 March 2022

Black women get raw deal in adverts

They are seen as drivers of consumerism, but sidelined in the industry that uses their images to sell products

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela
South Africa can damn Putin and stay non-aligned in the West
Opinion
/ 24 March 2022

South Africa can damn Putin and stay non-aligned in the West

South Africa’s silence on Russian aggression is a blot on its commitment to international law and our country’s history

By Mzukisi Qobo
Putin’s war in Ukraine enriches some Africans
Africa
/ 17 March 2022

Putin’s war in Ukraine enriches some Africans

Miners of rare metals will score but the soaring oil price will result in various cost-of-living increases

By The Continent
Wycliffe Mundopa: ‘I think the idea of beauty as a kind of grace and finesse is a Eurocentric notion’
Article
/ 16 March 2022

Wycliffe Mundopa: ‘I think the idea of beauty as a kind of grace and finesse is a Eurocentric notion’

Award-winning Zimbabwean painter Wycliffe Mundopa has a reputation as a recluse who prefers to let his art speak for itself. However, he recently agreed to do this Q&A with Percy Mabandu

By Percy Mabandu
A quarter of Africa’s GDP is dependent on nature; it must be managed responsibly
Africa
/ 8 March 2022

A quarter of Africa’s GDP is dependent on nature; it must be managed responsibly

Between 1970 and 2016, the stock of natural capital on the continent fell on average by 65%, driven largely by land-use change, but Africa can lead the world by putting nature at the heart of finance

By Jean-Paul Adam & Mark Napier
Ukraine: A conflict soaked in contradictions
Article
/ 7 March 2022

Ukraine: A conflict soaked in contradictions

There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?

By Vijay Prashad
EU/AU summit: Another missed opportunity?
Africa
/ 26 February 2022

EU/AU summit: Another missed opportunity?

Between Africa and Europe, is it possible to talk of a win-win partnership, of complementarity and common interests?

By Landry Ninteretse
Right the injustice of Africa’s water crisis
Africa
/ 23 February 2022

Right the injustice of Africa’s water crisis

African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation

By Alex Simalabwi
Energy drinks flourish amid health fears
Business
/ 17 February 2022

Energy drinks flourish amid health fears

The market in South Africa had an annual growth rate of 26.89% from 2013 to 2018

By Anathi Madubela
Investing in Africa’s digital transformation
Africa
/ 17 February 2022

Investing in Africa’s digital transformation

The continent could reap rewards through digitisation and adopting new technologies

By Sundar Pichai
Meet a Kenyan heroine of health: ‘I want to be an ambassador for the voiceless’
Africa
/ 14 February 2022

Meet a Kenyan heroine of health: ‘I want to be an ambassador for the voiceless’

Jane Kubai ran away from home to avoid FGM. She then worked day and night to obtain a qualification. Now, her father advises other families against child marriage

By Michael Kaloki
Queer Africa has always been an other
Opinion
/ 12 February 2022

Queer Africa has always been an other

If to be ‘normal’ is to be Western European, North American, male, white, middle class, able bodied and heterosexual, then all our attempts at normativity fail

By Hugo kaCanham
The plight of being a deafblind child in Africa: My personal experience
Opinion
/ 10 February 2022

The plight of being a deafblind child in Africa: My personal experience

There are few statistics on deafblindness and specialised services to support the functioning of deafblind people is poor in Africa

By Simate Simate
Global leaders must implement their climate commitments
Opinion
/ 8 February 2022

Global leaders must implement their climate commitments

As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit

By Pètra de Beer and Sibusiso Mazomba
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