insert_link Dr. Sam Nujoma Nahas Angula Hails Sam Nujoma’s Leadership in Namibia’s Independence Struggle The first education minister, Nahas Angula, commended the late Sam Nujoma for his leadership in steering the country through its challenging path to independence. In an interview with One Africa's NewsOnOne correspondent, Envaalde Matheus, Angula emphasized Nujoma’s pivotal role in leading the armed struggle against apartheid South Africa and rallying global diplomatic support. Watch last night's full bulletin on oneafrica.tv, and catch NewsOnOne weekdays at 7pm on GoTv 84, […] today12 February, 2025
insert_link Africa Podcasts bring southern Africa’s liberation struggle to life – thanks to an innovative new audio archive By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, University of Oxford Much has been written about the struggles for liberation in southern Africa that took place between the 1960s and early 1990s in countries such as Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. This period of history has been transcribed, interpreted and written about in books, academic monographs and colonial treatises. But the sounds and voices these wars and conflicts produced have […] today12 August, 2024
insert_link Africa German colonialism in Africa has a chilling history – new book explores how it lives on By Henning Melber, University of Pretoria Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often as that of other imperialist nations. A new book called The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Amnesia, Denialism and Revisionism aims to bring the past into the light. It explores not just the history of German colonialism, […] today1 August, 2024
insert_link Africa What are Sabaki languages? How people formed ethnic groups along the coast of east Africa By Daren Ray, Brigham Young University A new book called Ethnicity, Identity and Conceptualizing Community in Indian Ocean East Africa tracks the history of the coastal communities of east Africa and how the Sabaki family of Bantu languages was formed, shaped in part by the sea and the arrival of visitors from other shores and within the continent. We asked historian Daren Ray to tell us […] today20 February, 2024
insert_link Africa An African history of cannabis offers fascinating and heartbreaking insights – an expert explains By Chris S. Duvall, University of New Mexico When I tell people that I research cannabis, I sometimes receive a furtive gesture that implies and presumes: “We’re both stoners!”, as if two members of a secret society have met. Other times, I receive looks of concern. “You don’t want to be known as the guy who studies marijuana,” a professional colleague once counselled. Lastly, some respond with blank stares: “Why […] today11 January, 2024
