A Election Built on Exclusion Ethiopia held a general election on Monday, but for millions of its citizens, the ballot box was never an option. Voting was suspended across parts of the Oromia and Amhara regions due to active insurgencies,…
Africa’s Free Trade Dream Is Being Sabotaged From Within — Here’s What Officials Are Doing About It Cartels. Monopolies. Market abuse. These aren’t just buzzwords — they are the silent killers of Africa’s most ambitious economic project. And right now,…
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…
A Car Company Says It’s Solving Youth Unemployment. Here’s What We Know. Youth unemployment isn’t a statistic — it’s your cousin who graduated two years ago and is still job-hunting, your friend who took an unpaid internship just to get…
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…
The Most Dangerous Moment of Ramaphosa’s Political Life Is Here Cyril Ramaphosa has survived everything — Marikana, Phala Phala, coalition chaos. But the Constitutional Court just handed parliament a weapon his charm and willpower may not be able to deflect:…
A Billionaire, a Broken Deal, and a Battle That Won’t Die A US$195 million legal war is closing in on Patrice Motsepe’s business empire — and a South African court just gave his accusers another shot at justice. This isn’t…
The People Spreading Lies Online Aren’t Always Lying You’ve seen them. That cousin on WhatsApp forwarding “breaking news” about a miracle cure. That Twitter personality with 50,000 followers confidently explaining why the new vaccine is a government plot. That TikToker…
The Pump Is Political — And It’s Coming for Your Budget Fuel prices are never just numbers on a board at the petrol station. They determine how much your matatu fare costs, how much a trader pays to move goods…
A Union’s Alleged Mistake. Twenty Years of Service. Gone in a Day. On December 17, 2024, nineteen Golden Arrow Bus Services inspectors were handed dismissal letters — days before Christmas — after participating in a strike they were told was…
