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Comment Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevic now languishes in a Belarus jail where he is said to have been tortured HOW is this possible or acceptable? I’m sure that was the question many of you asked yourself recently when news broke that a Ryanair passenger flight was forced to land in the Belarus capital Minsk so that dissident journalist and critic of President Alexander Lukashenko, Roman Protasevic could be arrested. Since then, Protasevic now languishes in a Belarus jail where he is said to have been tortured and could yet be moved to a prison in Moscow where one can only guess...

The Daily Vox The liberation struggle is saturated with images of men who fought against the apartheid state for our political freedom, to the exclusion of women. Besides the late – and great – Mam’ Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, here are five other women that fought against patriarchy and racism to give us our political freedom. SHAAZIA EBRAHIM and FATIMA MOOSA commemorate these brave women this Freedom Day. Albertina Sisulu Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu was a nurse by profession. Through her political activism, she became one of the most important leaders of the anti-apartheid...

7 Coffee Table Books That Showcase the Beauty of the African Continent Celebrate Africa day with one of these photographic collections. By Nafeesah Allen May 25, 2021 On this day in 1963, representatives from countries in Africa gathered in Ethiopia to forge an alliance based on liberty and freedom. They celebrated May 25th to mark the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which would later become the African Union. Then, southern Africa was still mired in colonization and apartheid, but the gathered leaders felt their cooperation would improve quality of life...

Continued from yesterday Madunagu’s seminal contributions to popular democratic culture in Nigeria succeeded much because of the complementary role of his ever-cheerful wife, Bene. She is an accomplished activist and feminist in her own right. She was a foundation member of Women in Nigeria (WIN) and the founder of Girls Power Initiative (GPI). During the burial of late Prof. Eskor Toyo on 4th March, 2016, Madunagu delivered a funeral oration at the UNICAL Auditorium, where he accused the Nigerian left of being unable to confront the National Question in Nigeria. According to him, “the ...

Rob Davies is critical of economic policy, starting with the Mandela administration. He reserves particular criticism for its macroeconomic policy framework introduced in 1996.