Chimurenga Online
"Our planet has reached a tipping point where climate change threatens the very existence of humanity. And this massive shift in our climate is due to the greed and never-ending ‘growth’ dogma of politicians and corporations. Should we give them the power to redesign the world? Should one give razors to a suicidal maniac?" Like words for weapons, an interview with Samm Farai Monro aka Comrade Fatso by Unathi L Sondiyazi.
"Nous voici donc en 2010, cinquante ans après la décolonisation. Y-a-t-il vraiment quoi que ce soit à commémorer ou faut-il au contraire tout reprendre ?" Cinquante ans de décolonisation africaine par Achille Mbembe. English translation by Karen Press here.
"A Beautiful Blonde is Dead. This image is the spark that ignites the international crime drama Nairobi Heat, the debut novel by acclaimed Kenyan writer Mukoma wa Ngugi..." Jennifer Bryant dialogues with Mukoma about his new novel, his thoughts on writing, and his plans for the future.
"We have to realize that culture is not yet another form of 'service delivery'. It is the way human beings imagine and engage their own futures. Without this dimension of futurity and imagination, we can hardly write a name we can call ours or articulate a voice we can recognize as our own..." Achille Mbembe responds to Vivian Paulissen, an expert and consultant in cultural funding policy based in Amsterdam. Read it here.
(With Thanks To Achille Mbembe)
"I wrap myself around the curvaceous bodies of women all over Africa/ I am the perfect nightdress on those hot African nights... " Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo responds to the verdict in her rape trial against Jacob Zuma.