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Drag Night Namibia: “What we are doing here today is massive”
Amid momentous legal victories and disappointing let-downs, Namibia’s queer community and activists celebrate a radical joy. It’s Drag Night in Namibia and The Loft ... -
The return to Cabo Delgado: Gas, war, and the emergence of Total Land
While TotalEnergies remains coy about restarting the $20bn gas project, Mozambicans are coming home in the conspicuous absence of the state. In recent months, ... -
Farmworkers feel heat as SA wine industry eyes climate change
As vineyards strategise to keep the famous export flowing, farmworkers – seven of whom died recently of heat stroke – fear more extreme conditions. ... -
Why is Botswana rethinking its deal with De Beers?
Christened ‘Debswana’, its 50-year-old mining pact with De Beers is showing signs of strain – for some rather unexpected reasons. When on 12 February ... -
The risk of extreme wildfires around Cape Town has nearly doubled
Our study suggests climate change has significantly increased the likelihood of extreme wildfires. But there are ways to mitigate the risks. Across the globe, ... -
Why ZANU-PF still can’t dance to chimurenga music
ZANU-PF’s aversion to protest music only confirms the lyrical power of a line of artists from Marley and Mapfumo to Winky D. Prominent Zimbabwean ... -
In Zimbabwe, a struggling media is a target for capture
With elections looming, private media, once staunch critics of the ruling party, are increasingly open to elite persuasion. Harare, Zimbabwe – A recent exposé, ... -
Cyclone Freddy dumped six months’ rain in six days in Malawi
With the death toll rising and homelessness increasing, Malawi, already grappling with a major cholera outbreak, sends out an SOS. More than a week ... -
“Nobody imagined it would be so intense”: Mozambique after Freddy
While Mozambicans count the cost after the deadly Cyclone Freddy, people in Beira continue to wait for support four years after Idai. Tropical Cyclone ...
