Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Saturday 29 May
New Zealand’s Apartheid shame
There’s no symbol dearer to New Zealand’s vision of itself as a multicultural nation than the All Blacks.
- 24 results for apartheid
Affairs / Sport
Rainbow warrior
In the first of a series on World Cup players, nations and managers, Monocle looks at South African Matthew Booth. He’s an unlikely poster boy for the tournament but his tough tackling and marriage to a top black fashion…
The Curator, episode 81
The week’s best reports and interviews on Monocle 24. Friday was World Press Freedom Day, so this week we celebrate the art of storytelling with an award-winning photographer who documented South Africa during apartheid and…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Friday 6 January
President Zuma calls for his machine gun
South African President Jacob Zuma still sings a song, Umshini Wami (My Machine Gun) from his time as a commander of the armed wing of the ANC at every public meeting.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Saturday 28 April
Royal wedding – the rebublican conundrum
There’s a wedding happening today, apparently.
Affairs / Defence
Arms and the man
The defence industry is intertwined with politics and nationhood, and Ivor Ichikowitz is a man at the heart of all three in Africa. But don’t call him an arms dealer – he only has the best intentions for the continent, he…
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Tuesday 1 January
Five films for the holidays
Enjoy our New Year round-up of the best cinema, DVD and film events for the coming weeks.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 18 September
Maputo’s concrete legacy
In Mozambique, the colonial era feels awfully close. Here, imperial relics are modern. Some, like the hotel I stayed in during my visit for Monocle’s Lusophone issue, were built in the early 1970s.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 31 May
Former factory worker set to shake up politics
As political reincarnations go, few have been as radical as that of Patricia De Lille, the 60-year-old firebrand politician who will today be sworn in as mayor of Cape Town. She is a woman to watch: an outsider who could…
Affairs / Politics
Africa/Middle East Briefing
Israel's glut of lawyers, the South Africans taking a stand against cheap imported clothes, and preparations for elections in the Central African Republic.
Affairs / Society
Respect the elders
The Avengers be damned. The combined diplomatic super powers of 10 global leaders known as The Elders, formed by Nelson Mandela and led by chairman Desmond Tutu, are taking on the world’s most complex problems.
Culture / Newspapers
Freedom fighter
As editor of ‘The Zimbabwe Independent’, Trevor Ncube became all too familiar with the consequences of criticising the government. Now based in South Africa, where around 35 per cent of people live in poverty, he has plans…
Affairs / Defence
Defence Briefing
Beijing and Delhi announce their defence budgets almost simultaneously, Egypt vies to build its own fighter aircraft and Israel unveils its text message air-raid warning system.
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: Kander camera
Nadav Kander is one of the world’s top photographers – in both art and commercial worlds. Recent successes include ‘Yangtze, the Long River’, nominated for Prix Pictet, and ‘Obama’s People’ commissioned by the ‘New York…
Culture / Society
Creative directors
Quality of life isn’t just about cycle lanes and roof gardens; our cities need inspirational thinking and ideas from the cultural sphere, too. Here, we profile five players – from a South African rock band to a Tokyo web…
Edits / Politics
Walking the line
On our TV screens, conflict and bloodshed define Israel. But while these images are key to understanding the country, there are many other pictures we never see. In a personal essay, journalist Zed Nelson gives us his view…
Edits / Small Business
Bree and easy
Bree Street’s affordable rents and industrial past mean design schools stand next to car mechanics and menswear boutiques alongside panel beaters. The contrasts are beautiful.
Edits / Architecture
Expo 57: Rebels in hard hats
Maputo's turbulent history includes colonial rule, war and regime change. And it's a rich history told in the buildings that line the streets of Mozambique's capital.