South Africa stands at a critical crossroads in its approach to waste management. We generate an estimated 122 million tonnes of waste every year, but only about 10–16% is recycled1, so it goes ...

A new collection of essays, including a short one by Mamdani himself, seeks to address the wide-ranging issues which his work raised but did exhaust. On the Subject of Citizenship: Late Colonialism in ...

From Dar es Salaam to Abidjan, Nairobi to Harare, African cities have become the hosts of political vitriol. These urban spaces, dense, youthful, and digitally connected, are where the state meets the ...

Africa's urbanisation is unfolding at a speed unparalleledanywhere in the world. By 2050, the number of people living in African citieswill double, after taking in more than 1.3 billion urban ...