A new isiXhosa edition of Steve Biko’s seminal work I Write What I Like will be launched in Qonce on Saturday, marking a ...

Searching for My Slave Roots' is dedicated Malik Al Nasir’s ancestors. Some were forcibly transported from West Africa to sugar plantations in the Caribbean ...

Africa will make up a quarter of the world’s population by 2050. A new book argues the continent’s future depends on unity, identity and faster action.

An investigation has revealed that OpenAI’s ChatGPT was used to generate Kremlin-aligned propaganda, with a made-up ‘Dr ...

Zanele Muholi wins the Hasselblad. Ikram Abdulkadir/Hasselblad Foundation. Muholi uses the non-binary pronouns ...

Don’t miss the Umhlanga Book Fair, which runs until March 22. Meet local authors, join inspiring talks, and discover your next favourite read.

South African-born literary scholar Dennis Walder recently published an evocative life story called Amid the Alien Corn: A Son’s Memoir. In it, he tracks how, even as a child, he became aware that his ...

Explore Phuthuma Nhleko's groundbreaking insights in 'The Invisible People,' as he challenges the stereotypes surrounding ...

Explore five pivotal books that have significantly influenced human rights movements, particularly in South Africa, and discover how these literary works continue to resonate in today's discourse.

Historian Dr. Gerald Horne joins Africa Today for a far-reaching conversation on war, empire, Africa’s geopolitical role, race, Black internationalism, and the global shifts reshaping power. Dr.

The 2026 Voix d'Afriques (Voices from Africa) literature prize has been awarded to Pascal Boroto, a young writer from the Democratic Republic of Congo, for a novel inspired by his journalist mother.

Walkable neighbourhoods, free wildlife viewing and sweeping beaches counter the city’s less-than-perfect reputation ...