The Portuguese colonisers were not the only ones who could use radio for control. A new book tells how popular radio broadcasts from Angola’s liberation fighters were used as weapons in the struggle.
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African literary prizes are slowly becoming more relevant and richer, thanks to writers organising on the continent.
As smartphone uptake and connectivity grows in Africa, so does the often unhealthy trend of young people betting on sports using their phones.
To address homophobia in Uganda, sexual rights must draw on the need for justice and social obligation.
The African Cup of Nations is the continent’s premier soccer tournament - but it’s not being broadcast on TV as usual. Behind the blackout is a tale of court rulings and sour deals.
No-one ever asks the players how the quota system affects them. When one academic did, she found conflicting and complex responses about the impact of transformation in South African sport.
Even though they were a product of apartheid’s propaganda broadcasting machine, Zulu language radio dramas proved subversively powerful by reflecting communal black life and creating new stars.
There were secretive, intimate spaces in South Africa during the 1950s that paved the way for modern drag pageants.
The springbok emblem was introduced under white rule in South Africa and by retaining it, it remains a burden for many South Africans who followed the Rugby World Cup.
Libraries, archives, museums and galleries have finally been included in South Africa’s contested new proposed copyright bill.
Many South Africans hold onto the hope that a win in the World Cup translates into another defining moment for the country.
South African actors are lobbying government to demand better working conditions and labour protection.
A film about Cape Town’s environmental resources features a cast as diverse as breakdancers and wetland activists - and is being used as a study aid globally.
Fake copies of works by legendary black South African modernist artists are flooding the market - and one university is deploying a range of scientific tests to expose them.
Body mass matters in rugby. But other factors play a bigger role in determining victory.
A rare set of photographs of South Africa’s most famous jazz ensemble, the Blue Notes, has added valuable insights to the music archive
South Africa needs a new progressive sports movement that works for equality and peace based on mass participation and social justice.
New regulations on the use of folklore are a hindrance to local artists.
Science fiction writing often serves as a thought experiment that explores shared and hidden beliefs whose material and political reverberations lie further in the future.
Visitors to these sites had one particular religious ritual that may strike some as strange: they carved graffiti in important and sacred places.
Beautiful art can provide hope and healing.
For Africans and diasporans, learning about their heritage is important. But it remains to be seen how this will translate into a sustained continental and diasporan engagement.
Football coaches can improve their chances of winning tournaments by choosing a team based on a unique combination of factors.
In some ways, perhaps Morrison is even more relevant in South African universities today than she’s ever been.
Politicians, activists and media outlets continue to deconstruct old narratives and perpetuate new grievances. Nobody, however, is as busy reconstructing a new, inclusive story.