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

An amazing list of creatives is giving acte de présence at the first edition of Africadelic on Wednesday May 25, 2016 in Paradiso, Amsterdam.

18/05/2016

Four ceramic plates by artist Ruan Hoffmann are part of a special exhibition of South African art in the Netherlands. 

28/04/2016

Last weekend A.K.A Afrikaanse Kultuurfees Amsterdam, a festival full of music, literature, film, debate and art in Afrikaans took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

12/04/2016

Last autumn Africalia, the Africa Platform of the Ghent University Association (GAP), Ghent University and 11.11.11 launched the photo monograph Transit — RDC in tribute to the late artist and photographer Kiripi Katembo.

05/04/2016

Debate Afrikaans and Diversity at A.K.A. 2016.

05/04/2016

The African Investigative Publishing Collective and ZAM’s first two investigations -on failing malaria aid and the ‘war on terror’- were met with interest worldwide. 

31/03/2016

The exhibition Society is a collaboration between Framer Framed and the Market Photo Workshop.

07/03/2016

Kulungwana opened its first exhibition of 2016 on Thursday 18 February with "O Que Viu, O Que Vê" by Ernst Schade.

05/03/2016

Watch the exhilarating work of Dutch photographer Ernst Schade (1949). It's on view at the Kulungwana Association at the CFM Railway Station, Maputo, Mozambique from 18 February until 17 March 2016.

23/02/2016

"Honestly, couldn’t we have done this on Skype?” inquires one of the team members after our first meeting. Comparing notes has been a cautious and not very exciting exercise at first. We only know other team members from social media and are still getting to know one another in real life.

25/01/2016

Throughout 2015, we published more than 70 stories in our newsletter magazine the ZAM Chronicle. These are our ten most-read magazine stories of 2015.

11/01/2016