Wonder Peters Nat Nakasa, Can Themba, Casey Motsitsi, Lewis Nkosi, Bob Gosani and Henry Nxumalo...... The Drum golden generation

Yesterday we celebrated the publication of An African History of Africa. My book is the culmination of over 7 years of travel, through more than 30 African countries. Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone. Thank you all for your support!

Tanzania and 142 other countries voted to admit Palestine into UN. Still, at least for now, Palestine won’t be admitted because of an earlier ONE veto in the UNSC on the matter. We need to fix a system in which one country can thwart the decision of the entire family of nations.

In an unprecedented move, 50 journalists from 17 media outlets in 11 (mostly European) countries, got together on an alleged $2 million joint project to “investigate” just one country – Rwanda. The media, including Der Spiegel (Germany), Le Monde (France), The Guardian (UK),

Farewell to a humble and astute leader, 🇿🇦 former Minister of International Cooperation #NalediPandor. Your dedication and hard work shall always be remembered. Thank you for your service and inspiration. Wishing you all the best in your retirement. #NalediPandor

Quinton Malibe, 13, was allegedly murdered by his neighbours after he was caught near their gate using their Wi-Fi in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. It is alleged that an altercation began when Quinton was caught using the Wi-Fi of his neighbours without their permission. The

Impressive

here is o1, a series of our most capable and aligned models yet: openai.com/index/learning… o1 is still flawed, still limited, and it still seems more impressive on first use than it does after you spend more time with it.

Sam Altman has posted an interesting article called 'The Intelligence Age.' If you didn't get a chance to read it, here's Google NotebookLM summarizing it in the form of a podcast. It's by far the most impressive thing from Google I've seen recently.

The so-called 141 "race laws" pushed by AfriForum, Elon Musk, and their allies lack reasoning. These laws were designed to address historical injustices, yet they remain insufficient or, at the very least, poorly implemented. [Thread]

What irritates me about the articles and politicians urging Ramaphosa to “repair the relationship” with the US is that we’re not the ones who broke it. The US thinks they have a right to undermine other countries’ sovereignty and we need to be discussing an exit strategy

If your idea of “unity” is erasing history and ignoring inequality, then you don’t want unity—you want silence. Real unity comes with justice, not pretending the past didn’t happen.

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BREAKING🚨: One of the biggest days in AI just happened. Google, Zapier, Luma AI—everyone just dropped something massive. Here’s everything you need to catch up:

"You don't ask the perpetrator of genocide." In a searing interview with the BBC, paediatrician Dr Tanya Haj Hassan condemned the broadcaster for echoing Israeli government talking points as she recounted her harrowing experiences in Gaza. Dr Haj Hassan, who recently returned

The news of Raila Odinga's passing is very distressing. He was one of the key figures in Kenya's democracy. Here is a thread I did a few years ago about the early phases of the late Raila's political career. Peace be with those who mourn him.

Comment: Trump tried 18 times (I’ve been counting) to derail the G20 meeting but here we are. More than 40 heads of state and an agenda that is the polar opposite of the unilateralism and conservatism rising in the world. Africa’s first.

Today we’re introducing a new Legal Agent in Microsoft Word, built to support the precision and rigor legal work demands. Every clause matters. Every redline tells a story. That’s why this agent was built to follow the structured workflows lawyers use while keeping them fully in

We are proud to announce the laureates of the 2026 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award: Safaa Odah (Palestine, Safaa Odah ) and Jimmy "Spire" Ssentongo (Uganda, Jim Spire Ssentongo). We salute the courage, dedication and resilience of these champions of freedom of speech.

Ugandan political cartoonist Spire won the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award for his willingness to stand up to, and mock, the forever presidency of Yoweri Museveni.