African Disappointment at the 2026 World Cup: Five Teams Exit Early
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been a mixed bag for African football, with several promising
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Serena Williams’ Return at Wimbledon: A Moment Bigger Than the Score
Serena Williams’ return to competitive singles at Wimbledon in 2026 was never really about whether she
Inside South Africa’s The Deadly Quest for Gold
The Deadly Quest for Gold is a recent South African non-fiction film that dives into
Blaming migrants ignores the real causes of South Africa’s economic crisis
The economic and social conditions in which anti-migrant sentiment has exploded in South Africa include high joblessness and a collapse of government services. The post Blaming migrants ignores the real causes of South Africa’s economic crisis appeared first on This is Africa.
Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewers
Power and pleasure collide with Black hopes and dreams in the show that has sparked global conversation. The post Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewers appeared first on This is Africa.
Electric Literature Is Launching Its First-Ever Emerging Writers Contest | $1,000 Prize, Publication, and a Residency | Enter by July 15
Electric Literature, the nonprofit literary platform that has spent seventeen years dedicated to uplifting emerging writers, has launched its very first Emerging Writers Contest, with categories in fiction and poetry. It is open to international writers, meaning African writers are eligible, and the
“Nation-Building Is Also the Work of Artists”: Prof. Siphiwo Mahala Opens the 52nd National Arts Festival in Makhanda
South Africa’s National Arts Festival opened this week in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, running from June 25 to July 5, 2026, under the theme “Create New Worlds, Come Together.” Now in its 52nd year, the Festival is the country’s most diverse celebration of theatre, dance, music, poetry, visual art, and m
Nigerian Writer Onyeka Nwelue Says He’s Landed an ¥85 Million Japan Book Deal for Tokyo Spies
Nigerian writer, Onyeka Nwelue says he has secured a major publishing deal in Japan, with a Japanese publisher reportedly acquiring his new novel Tokyo Spies for ¥85 million — roughly $600,000 — through his agent. The deal, announced from Tokyo, has circulated widely across Nigerian and Indian press
The contemporary African writer and the burden of history
Trading fiction for direct polemics, Zimbabwean novelist Andrew Chatora delivers Unstoppable March of the Human Condition. This raw essay collection grapples with exile, post-Brexit racism, and the socio-political burdens of contemporary African writers. From Harare to London, Chatora honors literar
South Africa forgetting Biko: Retaining an inferiority complex
In late 1980s Harare, township kids and exiled freedom fighters jostled in chaotic bread queues. Decades before modern Afrophobia took root, Harare, Lusaka and other African cities stood as a testament to the frontline African solidarity that anchored South Africa’s liberation. Today’s rising Xenoph