The #FeesMustFall Student Protest is Shaking South Africa to Its Core Mako Muzenda October 18, 2016 People around Braamfontein know Father Graham Pugin and his generosity. When he protected Wits University students running away from police in the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, it was his way of supporting the ...
Will These African Languages be Lost forever? Mako Muzenda August 30, 2016 The San are one of the oldest groups to inhabit Southern Africa. From Zimbabwe and South Africa, to Botswana and Namibia, the San people have their own repertoire of languages, easily recognizable by their use ...
This Viral Video Sparked a Massive Nationwide Protest in Zimbabwe Today Mako Muzenda July 6, 2016 (Harare, Zimbabwe) -- Harare loosely translates to “it doesn’t sleep”. For Zimbabwe’s capital city, this is a fitting name, as Harare is constantly abuzz with the sound of cars, pedestrian traffic, and energy. ...
How Zimbabwe Became a Great Comic Book Incubator Mako Muzenda July 5, 2016 Meet Umzingeli. She’s a bounty hunter working with the African Peacekeeping Force. Long lean and deadly with her trusty staff, the Ndebele warrior is locked in a fight for the greater good, against her nemesis,...
Can a Music Festival Stop De-Forestation in Africa? Mako Muzenda December 17, 2015 In the deforestation epidemic that has gripped many countries the world over, Zambia has had it rough. Out of 50 million hectares of forest, the country loses up to 300 hectares of that forest area to deforesta...
“I was never prouder to be a young African.” The South African Student Protests Were a Lesson of a Lifetime Mako Muzenda October 26, 2015 It all started at the University of Witswatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg. By the end of the week, protests had spread across universities in South Africa. From the big universities with large student populat...
This is What Inequality Looks Like in South Africa’s Most Prestigious University Town Mako Muzenda July 31, 2015 Grahamstown is the picture perfect sleepy town. I live on top of one of its many hills. At night, I can get a clear view of my adopted home in its entirety. I turn left, and I see the cozy, picturesque suburb...
