ROGER McKENZIE draws attention to the much-neglected oral traditions of the global South that define the identity – and therefore the liberation – of its custodians

We are experiencing a wave of organised, often deadly violence targeting migrants from other parts of Africa — but the poorest South Africans reject this hatred, staying true to the spirit of Ubuntu and Pan-African unity, reports NIGEL BRANKEN

CHRIS SEARLE speaks to Ethiopian vocalist SOFIA JERNBERG

ROS SITWELL reports from the Morning Star conference on ‘Race, Sex and Class Liberation’ last weekend