For the first time in 97 years, a South African has made it to the Wimbledon final. South African Kevin Anderson will play Novak Djokovic…
READING AFRICA
Barack Obama’s favorite African books have few surprises so read these other books as well
For former president Barack Obama, books were a way of surviving his eight years at the White House. Days before vacating office in 2017, he…
ART OF INVESTING
South Africa’s contemporary art market is starting to open up to everyday collectors
Johannesburg It’s art fair season, when fine art becomes accessible to novices. Everyone wants to get in on the current boom around contemporary African art,…
PLAYING VICTIM
Africa’s biggest TV player is lobbying to have Netflix regulated
Spooked by Netflix’s growing popularity among African viewers, the continent’s largest television operator wants the disruptor to be regulated. This call for regulation is a…
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
eSwatini—or is it Swaziland?— is finding out how hard it is to rebrand a country
To rebrand an entire country takes more than an announcement and some applause, as eSwatini—or is it still Swaziland?—is finding out. King Mswati III announced…
ON THE WAY
Beyoncé and Jay-Z will finally return to perform in Africa, at a Nelson Mandela tribute
After more than a decade, Beyoncé and Jay-Z will finally perform in Africa again. The superstar couple will headline a tribute concert to Nelson Mandela…
#OPENSPACEZAMBIA
Zambia is the latest African state trying to muzzle social media with arbitrary laws
Social media should have brought more freedom of speech to Africans, but governments seem bent on gagging online expression. First Tanzania forced bloggers to pay…
NARCO GIG-ECONOMY
Heroin may be Mozambique’s second largest export—and it’s being disrupted by WhatsApp
Mozambique only has one reliable road running from the north to the south of the country, and yet that road has become the backbone of…
This is what Ikea furniture looks like when it’s designed by Africans
The world will finally get to see the results of what happens when Ikea taps into the “creative explosion” in Africa right now. Just over…
RENT-A-PILOT
A struggling national airline is renting out its pilots and cabin crew
Pilots and cabin crew from South African Airways will be loaned to other airlines, as the debt-ridden national carrier tries to save itself. The airline’s…
ON THE RUN
Jay-Z and Beyoncé may be inspired by Africa, but they won’t perform here
Johannesburg When Jay-Z and Beyoncé announced their On The Run II tour in March, they drew inspiration from the classic Senegalese film of two young…
COUTURE CUSTOMERS
African fashion doesn’t need another fashion week or Vogue, it needs customers
Naomi Campbell wants an African Vogue, and fashion weeks are popping up in any African city that wants to be taken seriously. Yet, for all…
