The longer I spend in Madagascar, the harder I find it to keep my bearings, stick to the matter-of-factness of global ...

Contemporary visual artist Julie Mehretu is renowned for her large-scale abstract paintings and multilayered landscapes which explore the themes of history and globalism. She’s using her platform to ...

The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor.

Bantu South Africa before the Mfecane -- The Zulu kingdom -- The birth of the Swazi nation -- Soshangane and the empire of Gaza -- The Ngoni invasions of east-central Africa -- The invasion of the ...

Banksy appears to confirm a new mural in London is his latest work. On Monday, the elusive street artist posted photos of the mural on Instagram, hours after it appeared on a building in Bayswater, ...

World-renowned contemporary visual artist Julie Mehretu is known for her large-scale abstract works exploring themes of ...

A museum in Britain has opened a gallery displaying thousands of African artefacts it knows very little about, hoping to spark a conversation on colonial-era looting and restitution.

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Facial tattoos have been found on the mummified remains of children who lived in Nubia some 1,400 years ago, when ...

The South African rand chalked up further gains against the dollar on Tuesday, helped by gold prices reaching another record high. Europecategory· December 22, 2025 South Africans dragged into ...

The aroma of steaming dawadawa jollof, freshly prepared tubaani, tuo zaafi with dried baobab leaves, and herbal drinks brewed ...

Our 2025 year-end gift to you is music discovery! Explore and enjoy these lists of favorite albums from the past year, courtesy of our KCBX DJs. You can explore these albums at our KCBX Spotify page ...