A Dutch version of the story ‘Child abuse in the name of voluntourism, initiated by members of the ZAM network, was published by respected weekly De Groene Amsterdammer this week.

24/01/2017

It’s a lesson the fake news brigades around the world should take to heart: in Nigeria, an attempt by the army to stop the country’s brave and ethical news platform the Premium Times from reporting truthfully and accurately has failed spectacularly.

24/01/2017

'Dear Sylvana'| Members of the ZAM Team take part in a campaign to support of Sylvana Simons who is targeted by racist and sexist hate speech and threats.

24/11/2016

Mandela Landscape, an art piece by Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn and artist Berend Strik, will travel to Cape Town and be on view in the Artscape Theatre from 12 February 2017. The work is one out of a series of 80 special prints produced for ZAM.

11/10/2016

The ZAM Team mourns the passing of Fezeka Kuzwayo. She had the courage to fight the powerful. In a poem, published by ZAM in 2009, Fezeka recalled the horror she experienced one night in the house of the man who became president of South Africa. Khwezi, as Fezeka was also known, left us last Saturday. We will remember her. Read the poem here.

10/10/2016

Together with Atlas Contact Publishers and Afrovibes, ZAM co-organised the book launch of Conny Braam's latest novel Ik ben Hendrik Witbooi, about the Namibian freedom fighter who led the resistance against the German occupation of Namibia and the genocide against the Herero and Nama populations.

06/10/2016

Recognition and awards for changemakers and creatives in Accra, Maputo, Mogadishu and Johannesburg.

07/09/2016

Upcoming | Conny Braam & Hendrik Witbooi | Mama Goema & Mac McKenzie | Nelson Mandela & Albie Sachs | Mohau Modikaseng & Mary Sibande | Lola Shoneyin & Ake | Africa & Design

06/09/2016

In January 1961, Dutch broadcaster AVRO transmitted the first interview with Nelson Mandela in a documentary on 'Boers and Bantus'.

05/09/2016

In a subtle by-the-way, Mozambican photographer Mario Macilau taught his packed audience at ZAM at the Amsterdam launch of his book an interesting lesson. Once a streetkid in his country's capital Maputo, Macilau made a living begging and washing cars. “We never wore the pretty clothes that were donated to us. People give less money to well-dressed street kids”, he says.

15/08/2016

Luanga Choba, a former doctor who decided to pursue her dream and to fully devote herself to her passion: music.

08/08/2016

What does the death of Mandela mean to youngsters under the age of 26?

18/07/2016

ZAM joins the many, many thousands in a celebration of Nelson Mandela Day. Our work is rooted in the solidarity movements with the struggles against colonialism and apartheid.

18/07/2016

One day to go! Nelson Mandela's birthday is being celebrated by people world wide by putting an extra 67 minutes into activism for causes worth fighting for.

17/07/2016

Two days to go and it's international Nelson Mandela Day!

16/07/2016

Still 4 days to go until Madiba's birthday 98 years ago. Soon after his death in December 2013, ZAM published a special commemorative issue: 'De Toekomst van Nelson Mandela' (Mandela's Future).

14/07/2016

Only 5 days to go and the world will celebrate the life and achievements of Nelson Mandela. Born on this day in 1918 in the Eastern Cape, the former political prisoner is honoured in numerous events and commemorations.

12/07/2016

Only 6 days to go! The 2016 Mandela Day will be a worldwide commemoration of the life and achievements of one of the biggest heroes of our time.

12/07/2016

After the European premiere at the Gataway African Film Festival (GAFF) in Ireland, Welcome to the Smiling Coast stopped in Amsterdam for an outdoor screening in front of more than 100 people. ZAM’s intern Prisca Abranches was there and summarizes the film.

11/07/2016

Amsterdam celebrated Africa Day 2016 with an energetic Africadelic night with talks, art and music.

26/05/2016