Discussion of the often-intersecting issues of politics, health, access to food, agriculture, land rights, and climate change.

Land reform in South Africa: A journey from individualism to communalism? Critical Biblical lessons

May 31, 2018 0

By Lwamkelo Michael, B.TH Student – Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary

INTRODUCTION

Expanding on the topic of land reform in Africa as discussed by Eileen Wakesho earlier this week, this post […]

New Scramble for Africa: Is her land safe?

May 29, 2018 6

Guest post by: Eileen Wakesho, Oxfam International

Recent years have seen an increased demand for African land in order to expand agriculture, exploration of natural resources, biofuels and mega development including […]

Questioning Majoritarian Democracy in African contexts

April 26, 2018 1

By Gerald Acho, Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR)

The word democracy comes from two Greek words: Demos [people] and Kratos [strength]. Put together, democracy means the strength […]

South Africa’s Thuma Mina (“Send Me”) moment

March 2, 2018 0

Following the demands of the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s governing political party, that Jacob Zuma should resign, or risk facing a successful vote of no confidence, Zuma resigned […]

Zimbabwean Self-Understanding as Expressed through Song: An Interview with Mhoze Chikowero – Part II

February 8, 2018 0

In the first part of the interview with Professor Mhoze Chikowero (Department of History, UC Santa Barbara), he gestured at the usefulness of an “acoustemological perspective” in the reading […]

Zimbabwean Self-Understanding as Expressed through Song: An Interview with Mhoze Chikowero – Part I

February 6, 2018 0

On 15 November 2017, in the wake of over a year of protests against his government, Mugabe was placed under house arrest by the country’s national army in a coup d’état. On 19 November 2017, he was […]

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