Sports
09 July 2018
Why African Teams Fell Short at the World Cup—Again
Why can't African players with successful club careers take their home teams far into the World Cup?
7 years ago
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News
13 April 2018
Assassination in Brazil Unmasks the Deadly Racism of a Country that Would Rather Ignore It
"Brazilian structures of oppression remain invisible, largely unchallenged and – for white people, at least – easy to ignore."
7 years ago
Politics
28 September 2017
Colonialism Was a Disaster and the Facts Prove It
An academic article asserting the benefits of colonialism caused an outcry and resulted in calls for its removal.
8 years ago
News
25 April 2017
White People in South Africa Still Hold the Lion's Share of All Forms of Capital
Despite a growing chorus of deniers, white monopoly capital continues to be a South African reality that shapes the country's political, economic and social life.
8 years ago
Controversial
24 February 2017
Donald Trump, White Victimhood and the South African Far-Right
A foolish belief in "white genocide" connects Trump supporters, the American alt-right and South African Afrikaner nationalists.
8 years ago
Op-Ed
25 July 2016
Ranking African Universities: Hypocrisy, Impunity and Complicity
Organizations that use defective data to rank African Universities must be resisted by those who believe in the future of higher education.
9 years ago
Op-Ed
28 June 2016
Why it is Crucial to Locate the ‘African’ in African Studies
African Studies remains a colonised space rife with misrepresentation, homogenisation and essentialising about Africa.
9 years ago
News
06 May 2016
The Art Provocateur Fela Kuti Who Used Sex And Politics To Confront
Fela's genius was in his rebellion argues Raimi Gbadamosi in The Conversation.
9 years ago
News
05 May 2016
Sudan Student Protests Show How Much City Planning And Design Matter
In response to student protests over the future of the school, The University of Khartoum has been closed indefinitely.
9 years ago
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