Category: Opinion

Kenneth Toah Nsah, Aarhus University The African continent is responsible for only 2–3% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial sources. But it’s alarmingly suffering from the … Read More

Christi van der Westhuizen, Nelson Mandela University In his latest book sociologist Professor Roger Southall, a prolific researcher who has written extensively about political dynamics in Southern Africa, avoids the … Read More

Anthea Garman, Rhodes University When South African writer Antjie Krog was just 17, she wrote a poem for her school magazine which was shocking enough to upset Kroonstad High’s parents. … Read More

Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, one of the saner voices in the ruling African National Congress (ANC), has recently given voice to heresy. … Read More

Jessica Maddox, University of Alabama On April 25, 2022, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s US$44 billion hostile takeover bid. Twitter’s statement announcing the deal included comments from the … Read More

Siphiwo Mahala, University of Johannesburg Siphiwo Mahala is well known as a South African short story writer, novelist, playwright and literary organiser. He is also an academic. In fact, his … Read More

Garhe Osiebe, Rhodes University and Austin Emielu, Rhodes University If there is one musician as commonly associated as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with the West African musical movements Afrobeat and Afrobeats (never … Read More