Category: Opinion

Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy burst onto the global stage in 2018 with a slew of irresistible hits on his third album, Outside, accompanied … Read More

Sian Tiley-Nel, University of Pretoria Mapungubwe is a world heritage site and national park located on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. From about 1000 AD the settlement … Read More

James Chikomborero Paradza, University of Pretoria Beyoncé has released her seventh solo studio album, titled Renaissance (2022). The album, an event in global popular culture, is the first of a … Read More

Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, University of the Witwatersrand The towering South African poet, activist and humanitarian Donato Francesco Mattera passed away on 18 July at the age of 86. What … Read More

Tinashe Mushakavanhu, University of Oxford In Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo’s new novel Glory – longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 – animals take on human characteristics. Through this she explores … Read More

Charles Parry, South African Medical Research Council and Jason Bantjes, South African Medical Research Council On 26 June 2022, 21 young people died at the Enyobeni tavern in East London, … Read More

Blessing-Miles Tendi, University of Oxford Development studies professor David Moore’s new book, Mugabe’s Legacy: Coups, Conspiracies and the Conceits of Power in Zimbabwe, attempts to understand the legacy of Robert … Read More