Namibia: Breyten Breytenbach – Peace, Perfect Peace
[Namibian] It was with sorrow that I heard yesterday of Breyten Breytenbach’s passing. The esteemed Afrikaans writer, poet, painter and activist was Gondwana’s guest at Etosha Safari Lodge & Camp seven years ago. We filmed him on the deck of t…
South Africa: Jan Smuts Was a White Supremacist. Nelson Mandela a Black Liberation Hero. New Book Explores What They Have in Common
[The Conversation Africa] Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950) and Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) belonged to and were shaped by two different epochs in South Africa, yet left an indelible mark on its history. Sociologist Roger Southall has brought …
South Africa: Being Black in the World – a Tribute to Pioneering South African Psychologist Chabani Manganyi
[The Conversation Africa] Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi, who has died at the age of 84, was a torchbearer in psychology, literature and African intellectual thought.
Zimbabwe: Pathisa Nyathi Laid to Rest
[The Herald] IN a deeply moving and dignified ceremony, family, friends, Government officials, and cultural enthusiasts gathered yesterday to bid farewell to one of Zimbabwe’s most cherished historians and cultural icons, Phathisa Nyathi.
Zimbabwe: Pathisa Nyathi – Writer, Culturalist, Historian, Activist and Politician
[The Herald] Veteran author, historian and cultural activist, Mr Pathisa Nyathi, has been described by many from the political, educational, religious and artistic sectors as a doyen and fountain of wisdom who lived to tell the true story of Zimbabwe i…
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe’s Public Historian Pathisa Nyathi Has Died – He Restored the Erased History of the Ndebele People
[The Conversation Africa] When an elderly person dies, a library has burned down – the saying is a cliché, but has never been truer than in the case of Pathisa Nyathi, who passed away at the age of 73 on 2 November.
Africa: African Publishing Is Being Revolutionised – Report Explores Trends in Six Countries
[The Conversation Africa] African book publishing is in a rare moment of transformation, according to a new report. It’s an industry that has historically survived at the mercy of multinational publishing houses and donor funding. These arrangements, s…
Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries – Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debat…
Zimbabwe: How to End Zimbabwe’s Poverty – 2024 Nobel Prize Winners
[New Zimbabwe] The authors who diagnosed Zimbabwe’s political and economic problems over a decade ago have won the 2024 Economics Nobel Prize.
Zimbabwe: Colonial White Boys in Zimbabwe – John Eppel’s Autobiography Is a Welcome Book, but a Difficult Read
[The Conversation Africa] Zimbabwean writer John Eppel’s literary career has always been defined by one peculiar trait. He publishes fictional work, in stark contrast to the majority of the country’s other white writers who have fetishised the autobiog…