Zimbabwe’s citizens have been subjected to years of state-sponsored brutality By mid-morning on 1 August 2018, thousands of people had gathered in Harare’s central business district (CBD). Just two days before, the...
South Africa
Fear and loathing on the frontline
South Africa: dying for change In early 2012, Ayanda Kota, leader of the Unemployed People's Movement (UPM) in the Eastern Cape, made his way to the Grahamstown police station. As an activist, he'd...
An acute sense of dislocation
Post-colonial theory: the strong arm of identity I have always been mistrustful of the rhetoric on decolonisation. Our difficulty deciding its meaning not only consigns it to a realm of needless obscurity but...
Migration, identity and belonging in contemporary Africa
Africa: migration The lived experiences of migrants in Africa tell stories of isolationism and segregation within host countries Africa’s long history of migration and population movements is well documented. Since the...
Time Nigeria and Africa hanged tough on South African xenophobia
Many will read with dismay this week's resurgence in xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa (SA). For me particularly, this latest episode hits home in a personal way. Nigeria may need to recall its envoy...
Lessons for Africa
Namibia: ethnicity and politics In the context of deep ethnic divisions and conflicts on the African continent perhaps Namibia is getting some important things right When Hage Geingob was declared the ruling South West...
