Critical Essays
Your one-stop library of research-based critique of contemporary media across the continent of Africa and evaluation of critical social issues spanning the continent.
We are connected in more ways than one...
It's easy to become apathetic to the experiences of others and tune out the noise in effort to preserve our peace; but it is this very peace that we run to that silence the plight of others in need of your voice and activism to make a change. We all desire peace, some more than others. The truth remains that we need one another's voice to make it happen.
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Whether a political coup, breakthrough in political movements, or civil unrest, find out what's a=happening across our borders.
The Penance of Illegal Mining in South Africa: A Human Rights Trade
As South Africa's mining crisis resurfaces, questions of human rights violations and justice against illegal mining arise.
South Africa’s Gas Crisis Raising Concern in the Soaring Battle for Stable Power Supply
As South Africa prepares for yet another energy crisis, Sasol shifts towards an alternative as its last resort to secure the country’s gas supply.
An Act of Solidarity to Combat against Corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo
As the smoke of corruption continues to evade the political landscape of the DRC, Congolese Whistleblower Jean-Jacques Lumumba returns home after 8 years of exile to further the battle against this plague.
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