Book Review - Achille Mbembe investigates the complexities of decolonisation, arguing in this essay that Africa is the best laboratory to gauge the limits of our theories of knowledge.

South Africans have been appalled during 2016 by images of graduates "begging" for jobs at traffic lights. Their pleas are a stark depiction of the country's grave youth unemployment crisis. This ...

Critical thinking about the nature of knowledge, and the way Africa participates in science, is an essential part of the project of decolonisation – if that project is to be a success. A fraught ...

South Africa’s success in the context of decolonising the political system involved significant political reforms, including the end of legal apartheid and the introduction of non-racial democracy.

The African Transformation Movement's bold proposal to rename South Africa as the Republic of Azania has ignited a fierce debate. What are the implications of this move, and how do South Africans ...

The University's new African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science aims to foster conversations with other philosophical traditions. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 News ...