Editorial

The contradictions of green extractivism
– By Martin Nicol

IFAA and partners Living Rights Festival

A critical engagement
Sustainable development goals and the problem of‘race’
– By Crain Soudien

Where hearts and minds meet
In pursuit of global ‘citizen democracy’
– By Nazeema Mohamed, Moira Levy, Bernedette Muthien & Zenariah Barends

Must Gandhi Fall
Insurrections Ensemble and the Gandhi Project
– By Ari Sitas

How can we hold the powerful to account in Africa when the ruling party acts with impunity and disregards the will of the voters?
– By Moira Levy

Living Rights Festival Art Exhibition

My name is February
– Poem by Diana Ferrus

Academic content

Investigating complexities and opportunities related to extractivism in Africa
– By Mark Volmink

Sustainable Development Goals and policy frameworks for development in Africa
– By Mulugeta Dinbabo and Perfect Mazani

IFAA at work

Ben Turok Memorial Lecture 2024: Face climate crisis with courage, creativity, compassion – Kumi Naidoo
– By Moira Levy

News from the continent: 1 December 2024 to 28 February 2025
– By New Agenda editorial collective

What lessons have we learned from Stilfontein?
– By Bruce Kadalie

Book reviews

Lydia: Anthem to the Unity and opportunities of Women
– By Kally Forrest – Book extract

Smuts and Mandela: The men who made South Africa. By Roger Southall
– Review by Gordon Young

Gandhi’s African Legacy Phoenix Settlement: 1904- 2024+
A History Through Letters. By Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie
– Review by Bernedette Muthien

Political Economy and Critical Engagement in South Africa – Essays in Honour of Vishnu Padayachee
Edited by Rajend Mesthrie, Robert Van Niekerk and Imraan Valodia
– Review by Megan Bryer

Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White – By Andrew Sillen
– Review by Alan Hirsch