No Easy Truce Between Africa’s Most Powerful Brothership
By Tolu Ogunlesi On a per-person basis, South Africans drink four times more beer than Nigerians; as a country, South Africa enjoys ten times more electricity that thrice-as-populated Nigeria. So, before leaving the starting blocks, that’s already two goals to nil, against Nigeria. South Africa’s universities are also better regarded, and are home to large […]
The Picture
By Suren Pillay The picture swayed from side to side like a feather, and then landed face up. Black and white. A boy. No older than 16. The expression in the eyes, the anger, so concentrated. The deep contrast of the grainy image accentuates the boy’s contorted body as he is flinging a petrol bomb, […]
Inaudible I
By Salim Washington and Winston ‘Mankunku’ Ngozi Winston ‘Mankunku’ Ngozi: Ja, well, the Bellow of the Bull [inaudible]. ‘Yakhal’ Inkomo’ is like about the black people in South Africa. [Inaudible]. We had enough, so we were complaining, you know. You see us laughing, but inside it’s not okay. And I couldn’t say that, you know, […]
Giant Steps – from a film by Aryan Kaganof and Geoff Mphakati
By Aryan Kaganof & Geoff Mphakati We’re only preparing you to get to the less hellish part of hell. Heaven, you’re not going! Father Mathias to Lefifi Tladi January 12, 2008 Geoff Mphakati: I managed Dashiki until it was banned and went underground, until some of its members had to leave the country and go […]
Dear Dr. Schwab, Queen of Jordan
By Binyavanga Wainaina Professor Klaus Schwab Founder & Executive Chairman World Economic Forum & Queen Rania of Jordan Chair of the Selection Committee Young Global Leaders 2007 Dear Mr. Schwab, Queen Jordan, I received your nomination letter over a week ago, and have been, until today, at a loss as to what to do […]