FIFA’s Boss Showed Up to Mexico City and Told Us Everything Was Fine. It Isn’t. On the eve of the most controversial World Cup in modern history, FIFA President Gianni Infantino stood before cameras in Mexico City on Wednesday and…
The Women Feeding Kenya Are Being Left Out of the Policies That Affect Them Most Women smallholder farmers grow the food on your table. They manage the land while climate change dismantles everything they’ve built. And yet, when governments sit…
We Cheer, We Bleed — Then We Move On. That Has to Stop. Every time the Harambee Stars take the pitch, Kenyans fill the streets, pack the bars, and flood social media with flags and fire. Then the final whistle…
Africa Has Everything. Africans Have Nothing to Show for It. Let’s be honest about something that should make every young Kenyan furious: this continent holds 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, supplies the cobalt in your smartphone, the…
SPAR Is Bleeding in Court — And Calling It Normal SPAR Group, one of Kenya’s and South Africa’s most recognisable retail giants, is drowning in litigation. More than 20 court cases. Fraud allegations against senior executives. A R1.6 billion software…
The Fintech Industry’s Biggest Problem Isn’t What You Think While everyone obsesses over AI, the fintech industry is quietly being reshaped by something far more urgent — and far less glamorous. How fast can you deploy software? That question is…
A Court Finally Said What Survivors Already Know A High Court judge has done what too many courts across Africa refuse to do — called out victim-blaming in a rape case by name and rejected it from the record. Acting…
Tax Criminals Are Winning. Here’s Why That Should Terrify You. South Africa is hemorrhaging R100 billion every year to illicit trade — and for decades, the government’s response has been little more than a slap on the wrist. Now, a…
Joburg Is Drowning in Debt and Broken Pipes — And Your Mayor Just Gave a Speech About It On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero stood inside St Mary’s Anglican Cathedral and told the city’s residents what they…
A Seven-Day Ultimatum the Government Cannot Afford to Ignore Kenyans walked to work for two straight days. Four people died. Over 700 were arrested. And after all that, the government cut diesel prices by just 10 shillings. Transport operators called…
