A more explicit emphasis on the national interest may encourage donor countries to play ‘the long game’ in Africa
Kenyan farmers have carved their own niche in America’s agricultural landscape, providing speciality crops for the US market
The benefits of attending school outweigh the risks and public schools should be allowed to reopen for all learners
Business associations are urging companies to continue seeking alternative energy sources in light of Eskom’s court judgement which would allow the utility to bump up electricity prices up to 15% from next year April 2021.
China’s foreign ministry pushed back, calling Washington hypocritical for demanding TikTok be sold
The protests that have taken place in the United States confront the racialised edifice that built the modern world
Kamaru Usman has become the dominant force in mixed martial arts
Anti-racism and political contagion from Save Darfur to Black Lives Matter
Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations
As the crisis continues to unfold, the biggest threat may be the vested interest in maintaining the civil war Therefore, with no end in sight to the conflict plaguing the nation, the question worth asking is: who benefits from a Yemen at war?
The basics of epidemiology will help explain why some of the believable but incorrect propositions about the pandemic are wrong.
Standing out from the herd isn’t always a great idea
Tshegofatso Mathe spoke to people in the South African business world about structural racism in our economy, and what must be done to overcome it
White supremacy must be held to account if systemic anti-blackness is to be rooted out of society
In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa
We need to dismantle the unequal systems we have upheld in Africa. Divesting from missionary tours is a good place to start
In this memoir, the first Somali-American woman elected to the US Congress describes how she got there
Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken
A global police state – the military arm for capital interests – marginalises, controls and subjugates millions of people considered surplus humanity
The US leader’s outrageous rule and overt bigotry roused the white middle class from indifference
We condemn the killing of a black Americans, yet women, African foreigners and queer people are regularly abused and killed in SA
Reliable news coverage is needed more than ever, but trust in the media is at an all-time low
Hyphenated identities: Why can’t I be just ‘South African’; why do I need to be ‘South- African Chinese’?
The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic
Known as a hub of revolution during the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta has once again been at the forefront of police brutality protests in the US
The protests are rooted not in the pandemic, but in centuries of discrimination
Journalism’s immune system has long been compromised. From declining advertising revenue to the rise of disinformation campaigns and thoughtless social media companies, the industry has borne the brunt of multiple blows over the years
Few Southern African countries have laws protecting people’s privacy, a report reveals
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
The recent news of evictions and mistreatment of African students in China during the Covid-19 pandemic is rooted in a history of violence and discrimination
A statue of the French king in Louisville, Kentucky was damaged during the protests against police killings. It should not be repaired
To end racism, we will have to change the structures from which it draws its mandate, and get rid of liberal and right-wing politicians who give it oxygen while we are being asphyxiated