Society, Community & Life
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Africa’s Urban Boom Is Creating a New Loneliness
For decades, urbanisation across Africa has been framed as a story of progress. Cities promised opportunity: better jobs, improved education,…
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Beauty Standards Are Not Universal: How History, Culture, and Power Shape What We Desire
Beauty often feels natural and self-evident. People speak about attraction as if it exists outside of time, as though humanity…
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Access to Healthcare Is Improving in Africa, But Only If You Live in the Right Place
Just before sunrise in northern Mozambique, a mother begins a journey that will take most of the day. The nearest…
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What Is Black Tax? Solidarity, Survival, and the Cost of Success in Africa
Black tax is one of the most debated — and misunderstood — realities of African economic life. Popularly described as…
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What Mental Health Conversations Look Like in African Families — And Why Silence Persists
In many African households, conversations about mental health do not announce themselves loudly. They arrive quietly, if at all —…
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Prostate Cancer Awareness: SGU Shares 5 Essential Health Tips for Men in Africa
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer impacting men around the world and a key focus…
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Women Rewriting History: African Voices Decolonising the Archive
Across libraries, classrooms, and cultural institutions, African women historians are dismantling colonial myths and reframing the continent’s past on their…
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Razor Bumps and Black Men: A Health, Grooming, and Cultural Concern
Razor bumps — medically known as pseudofolliculitis barbae — disproportionately affect Black men, especially those with curly or coarse hair.…
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Food as Medicine: Indigenous Superfoods Backed by Science
Fonio, moringa, baobab — for centuries they’ve been staples in African kitchens and remedies in village medicine chests. Now, clinical…
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How Professional Testing Can Reveal Hidden Allergens
As spring arrives in South Africa, many people experience their most challenging allergy season. However, while pollen-filled air triggers obvious…
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling in African AI Labs
Across Africa’s leading AI hubs, women innovators are not just entering the room — they’re rewriting the code of the…
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Sankofa, Ubuntu, and the Quiet Remaking of Africa’s Cities
Indigenous African philosophies like Sankofa and Ubuntu are quietly reshaping the soul of the continent’s cities. In a time of…
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Half the Nation, Half the Story: Will South Africa’s National Dialogue Truly Hear Women?
A new table — but will the seats be equal? When President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the National Dialogue initiative in…
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How African women are leading the continent to a new future
The achievements, impact and sacrifices of African women are woven into every major milestone on the continent, so much so…
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Mahuma Group donates sanitary towels and soccer gear to girl children in Mzansi
Whether it’s from the public or private sector, a donation of goodies can make a big difference in the lives…
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