6th SADC Regional Policy Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge Systems | AU | Boundless Southern Africa Unit | Bvumbwe Tomato | Opinion | Thought Leader
How culture, not politics, is quietly uniting Southern Africa
In October 2025, as the Lake of Stars Festival unfolded on the shores of Lake Malawi, South African musicians performed alongside artists from Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. Kenyan performers collaborated with Malawian producers. Audiences from Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and beyond moved to a rhythm that belonged to no single nation, yet to all of them…