South Africa: From Engineer to Educator - Samkelo Mhlophe's Innovative Approach to Teaching Science Through Music

Samkelo Mhlophe is changing the tempo of education by turning lyrics and beats into lessons that yield real academic results. Read more »

South Africa: How Beer Sponsorship Has United South Africans Through Sport for Decades

I remember when we first won the Rugby World Cup in 1995, how I felt, the euphoria that permeated through the TV screens across the country. Read more »

Africa: Warmest Decade On Record Leaves Trail of Misery Across Africa

These trends have consequences. The apocalypse is not in the future - it is unfolding now, and history has a long memory. Read more »

South Africa: Lessons Learned - Junior Springboks Eye Redemption Following Narrow Losses in Rugby Championship U20

The South Africa under-20 rugby side have failed at the annual southern hemisphere tournament again, this time on home soil. Read more »

South Africa: Lekker Brekker Monday - Olive Oil-Poached Eggs With Lavender and Garlic

A bounty of high-quality extra virgin olive oil has come my way, thanks to a round-figure birthday and the generosity of friends. It has me seeking to use it in ways that honour… Read more »

South Africa: 62 Percent White. 73 Percent Male. When Will SA's Top Management Jobs Move Beyond the Pale?

Despite decades of transformation policy, South Africa's corporate leadership remains overwhelmingly white and male. As the ANC and DA clash in court over the Employment Equity… Read more »

South Africa: Nuclear and Gas 'Forced In' SA's Draft Updated Electricity Masterplan - Experts

South Africa's draft Integrated Resource Plan 2024 (IRP) is 'deeply flawed' in both process and outcome, according to a panel of independent energy economists, climate policy… Read more »

South Africa: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Was Never About Justice

The TRC was about the settling of scores between the ANC and the National Party, about 'moving on', and not about the social impact of colonialism and policies of the apartheid… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Relief As Zimbabwe Journalist Finally Granted Bail, but Concerns Remain Over Media Freedom Attacks

Blessed Mhlanga was finally granted bail on Tuesday after he was arrested in February for interviewing a war veteran calling for the ouster of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Read more »

South Africa: KZN Conservation - Saving At Least Two 'Birds' With One Stone

The future looks brighter today for two critically endangered flying creatures in South Africa, thanks to the establishment of a new grassland reserve in the foothills of the… Read more »

South Africa: Mistrust and Fear Are the Major Drivers of Covid Vaccine Hesitancy, Says Market Research Firm

With one in three people indicating that they are unwilling to get vaccinated against Covid-19, it has emerged that mistrust in government and a fear of side effects are among the… Read more »

South Africa: Obscure Company Targets Coal Mining Project On Kruger Park Doorstep

A little-known company called Manzolwandle Investments wants to start coal mining operations on the doorstep of the Kruger Park's southern border, near Komatipoort. It has already… Read more »

Morocco: Morocco - Marching to a Different Beat

Casablanca is just a four-hour flight from Lagos. But it's a world away. Read more »

South Africa: Celebrating the Life of Ballet Star Johaar Mosaval At 90

Johaar Mosaval was the first black South African to become a senior principal dancer at the Royal Ballet, the highest rank in the profession at one of the world's most prestigious… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Ghosts of History and the Policing of Remembrance

January 17 marked the 55th anniversary of the US- and Belgian-orchestrated assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected prime minister of the Democratic… Read more »

South Africa: Gone but Not Forgotten - a Love Letter to Brenda

Brenda Fassie still has us in her thrall but we will never know her. Ten years after her untimely death in 2004, the Queen of African Pop, widely considered the most controversial… Read more »

Africa: Standing By to Standby - the African Peacekeeping Force With More Problems Than Solutions

The African Standby Force is a beautiful concept. The crack troops were meant to be the silver bullet for Africa's security problems, a rapid-response team able to get in and stop… Read more »