After debuting her historically inclusive shade range, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty finally launches in Africa today.
‘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.
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 […]
South Africa needs to improve its resilience against climate related catastrophes such as floods, locust swarms and increasing temperatures
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
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
To celebrate International Museum Day, we look at10 culturally-relevant museums in African
Four future scenario paint mixed picture of optimism and pessimism for Africa’s future governance and development
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
Because of their lack of oil refineries, African countries become vulnerable to fluctuations on global markets
Sam Matekane is betting his outsider status will re-energise cynical voters in the Lesotho elections in September
As a strategy for preventing sexually transmitted infections, condom use is a much safer option than monogamy, which has a high rate of failure
Africa imported $4-billion worth of agricultural products from Russia in 2020. Of the total, 90% was wheat and 6% sunflower oil
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
Nigerian Kemisola Bolarinwa used ultrasound technology to develop a smart bra that enables the early detection of breast cancer
Retrieving indigenous knowledge through storytelling and exploring transdisciplinary visioning in Africa will enable new way of thinking about sustainable futures
When girls go to school, the patriarchy dominated culture at home follows them to the classroom
President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of expanding digital access to help to grow the economy
They are seen as drivers of consumerism, but sidelined in the industry that uses their images to sell products
South Africa’s silence on Russian aggression is a blot on its commitment to international law and our country’s history
Miners of rare metals will score but the soaring oil price will result in various cost-of-living increases
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
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
There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?
Between Africa and Europe, is it possible to talk of a win-win partnership, of complementarity and common interests?
African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation
The market in South Africa had an annual growth rate of 26.89% from 2013 to 2018
The continent could reap rewards through digitisation and adopting new technologies
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
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
There are few statistics on deafblindness and specialised services to support the functioning of deafblind people is poor in Africa
As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit