The wealthy investing their money in art in middle of pandemic
By Edward Tsumele We are in the middle of global pandemic which at the end of it all, will leave many countries’ economies battered, and most will find it hard … Read More
Category: Opinion
What archaeology tells us about the music and sounds made by Africa’s ancestors
By Joshua Kumbani Music has been part and parcel of humanity for a long time. Not every sound is musical, but sound has meaning and sometimes the meaning of sound … Read More
The daughters and sons of Fela in Afro pop
By Garhe Osiebe Decades after his death, Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most famous musician continues to live on through his art. Afrobeat, a genre he pioneered, has transcended generations after him, existing in … Read More
Tsitsi Dangarembga and writing about pain and loss in Zimbabwe
Tsitsi Dangarembga has made a name for herself as a writer, filmmaker and activist in Zimbabwe. She gained international acclaim with her debut novel Nervous Conditions (1988), which became the first published English novel by … Read More
Why it’s not empowering to abandon male pseudonyms used by female writers
In a letter to James AH Murray in 1879, the writer ME Lewes wrote: “I wish always to be quoted as George Eliot”. She perhaps would not have been pleased … Read More
How grassroots video is building a film industry in Zimbabwe
There is a general perception that there is no film industry to talk about in Zimbabwe. This argument is mostly based on comparisons with other well-resourced film economies, such … Read More
These African World Heritage Sites are under threat from climate change
By Joanne Clarke, Elizabeth Edna Wangui, Grace W.Ngaruiya and Nick Brooks Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is … Read More