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Taking up a hobby like art, dance or music classes could have significant hidden benefits.
Ethiopian migrants in Johannesburg have reused buildings, densified commercial space and developed networks.
The case settles a longstanding question: how does a civil marriage affect a couple’s earlier customary marriage?
When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.
It’s not uncommon that rape by a spouse happens alongside other forms of abuse.
Former residents recall a community nurtured by a spirit of extended family and solidarity.
In the Lamu Archipelago, the mention of maulidi elicits a sense of happiness.
From demon-possessed killers to charismatic cultists, it can sometimes seem as though South Africa is at war with evil itself.
His photographs reveal what immigrants carry with them: resilience, creativity and cultural knowledge.
Ableist microaggressions are made by able-bodied people who don’t understand the realities of living with a disability.
There is no single way of becoming an adult in the world.
Fela Kuti’s legacy plays out in music, in politics and even in food, with Nigerian restaurants paying homage to him on their menus.
Johannesburg’s inner city has seen a surge in creative hub development, driven by artists with an entrepreneurial spirit.
There are about 40 occult-related gangs operating in one province. Understanding what draws young people to them is key to combating them.
Municipal drinking amenities were built to control and profit from African drinking. In Bulawayo, the quality of the beer became a colonial obsession.
The yardstick of progress is broken. It’s time to stop using wealth alone to measure how Africa is doing.
Women are wearing local fabrics in western designs; men are wearing western fabrics in local designs. This reflects the city’s cosmopolitan outlook.
Zimbabwe is named after an ancient stone city and its stone sculpture is world famous.
Economic crises since the 1990s led to a sharp rise in Zimbabwe’s informal economy, hence some call the country a nation of vendors.
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