Nigeria is deeply polarised along ethnic, religious, cultural and political lines – and violence is never far from the surface.
- Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
The annual South African Amapiano Awards will be held on 2 April, a tribute to the growing stature of the dance music genre.
With over 200 publications to his name, his three most recent books give a sense of why he is so famous as a historian.
Costa Titch’s death is another blow to South Africa’s music scene which is reeling after several high-profile deaths in recent years.
Mass Country was intended to be AKA’s masterpiece, but he needed certified hit makers to get it there.
A cold-blooded shooting is a common trope in gangsta rap - but a disturbing new development in South African hip-hop.
Angélique Kidjo a une vision culturelle remarquable connue à travers le monde mais reste fidèle à ses racines.
Kidjo has a remarkable cultural vision that spans the globe but stays true to her roots.
The album Mr. Money With The Vibe, with its amapiano influences, is just 30 minutes long but it speaks volumes about Asake’s talents.
The beats are fresh but the performances are second rate and lacking star quality.
A major exhibition in Cape Town revealed the unique brew that characterises the work of this politically charged feminist artist.
With his new album Love, Damini he has conquered the world. But how much of his creative soul does he have left?
Mbeki has successfully transitioned from being an old horse of South Africa’s governing ANC to a highly venerated and in-demand African elder statesman.
All that remains of the political icon is a tooth, but it represents much more than just a human trophy.
Robert Sobukwe was once perceived to possess more revolutionary potential than Nelson Mandela.
Undoubtedly, barbarity lies at the epicentre of modernity.
Dilomprizulike’s startling vision has both mesmerised and befuddled art critics and audiences by equal turns.
He played every venue that mattered, a global face of Afrobeat. Orlando Julius embodied the groove.
Despite controversy at home and a decade late, the Grammy win proves how much the world loves South Africa’s biggest house music star.
Hountondji both disrupted and shaped ideas on African philosophy. He is a grandfather of today’s decolonial movement.
Of a record nine nominees, seven are from West Africa. The global rise of Afrobeats music owes its soul to Nigeria’s iconic star Fela Kuti.
Kwasi Wiredu attempted to re-evaluate western philosophical concepts within Akan linguistic and conceptual frameworks to attain greater philosophical clarity.
Nigeria’s current political problems are simply too daunting to embark on an honest journey to true federalism at this stage.
The renowned playwright saw theatre as a link to the wider community - and ultimately our common humanity.
It took black folk unimaginable resources of creativity, humanity, humour and generosity to detoxify the N-word for their own collective sanity.
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