"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
Tensions are running high in South Africa after 5 people were injured Monday evening in more xenophobia fuelled violence, in the KyaSands area of north-western Johannesburg. Some of those injured were Zimbabweans. According to media reports police had to use rubber bullets, helicopters and armoured vehicles to take control of the situation. At least 10 people were arrested as armed police moved from house to house.
Ethical finance is growing roots in Africa. The possibility of making this huge continent a hub for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) investments is becoming more real. Even if it is plagued by poverty, famine and wars, Africa could play an important role in promoting a new side to development, improving the quality of life and protecting the environment.
JOHANNESBURG – Across the world, but especially in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, young people are taking action to protect themselves from HIV, says a new study by UNAIDS.
JOHANNESBURG – The Mozambican government has adopted various policies to address the effects of climate change, with special attention to women as studies show that they are more adversely affected by this phenomenon.
Zothani Vilakazi and Mlungisi Gamede started Street Pop two years ago in the streets of Soweto. Today, they help spread underground music from Johannesburg to Norway to New York and beyond. In this episode of Nike Sportswear and The FADER’s Pitch Perfect documentary, the staff catch up with them, and a few dozen of their neighbors, at home for an impromptu concert by local metal band Reebirth.
At the first African World Cup, the final will be stage for the colonizers’ heirs. The thought naturally comes after the Netherlands success. Streets of Johannesburg are full of orange flags, the colour of the Netherlands monarchy. However, past is far and numerous South Africans are proud of their “ancestors.”
Ory Okolloh, the Executive Director of Ushahidi , is from Kenya but currently lives in Johannesburg. Her blog is "outlet for her opinions. While it is primarily focused on Kenya, she reserves to write about whatever she wants."
Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian social justice activist living in Spain, with a background in technology, gender issues and human rights. She is interested in creating a community of grassroots African bloggers as a way for Africans to exchange ideas, share experiences and tell their own stories in our own words.
Native of Cape Town, Sean Jacobs lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches in Manhattan. He obsesses about the relationship between politics and popular culture, but the main rationale for his blog is to comment on what passes for media coverage of the African continent.
Rosebelle Kagumire is an experienced Ugandan Journalist. She won the best Journalist blogger English category at the Panos hosted competition in 2009. Currently she is a student of MA. Media, Conflict and Peace studies at University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.
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