Kwaito Never Dies: South Africa’s New Generation Clocks 30!
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa When you wake up to South Africa’s biggest morning radio show, The Take Off with Bongani Mtolo and Nonala Tose – Lonwabo Nkohla on Sports on Radio 2000; you can easily believe that you are back to the 1990s, as […]
Good Night, Dear Archbishop!
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Every Boxing Day will now have a new meaning as the day that Archbishop Desmond Tutu passed away at 90 years, marking the end of an epochal time for Africa especially his dear South Africa, and the rest of the World. At The […]
Estimates for the 2021 Venture Funding in Africa
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Happy New Year! Our estimates for the 2021 venture funding in Africa is ready. But while we spruce up the finer details, here is a snapshot of what the first week of 2022 got the African startups. Ghanaian Healthtech mPharma Raises USD 35 […]
Data Centers Are Taking Root in Africa
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The Economist reports that most of Africa’s data are currently stored outside of Africa, zipping down undersea cables that often make landfall either in the French city of Marseille for Europe and Middle East or one of the Canary Islands for the Americas. […]
Barrow’s re-election In The Gambia Further Dims Jammeh’s Clout
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Nlkiss Hultin The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow, of the National People’s Party, comfortably won re-election on 4 December with about 53% of the vote. The runner-up, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party, won about 28% of the vote. In third place […]
Abomey’s Treasures Finds Their Way Back To Benin From France
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Barnabas Thierry, Aaron Sottima Tchando , Giles Pache & Marc Biden In a festive ceremonial worthy of those who accompany the greatest political, cultural and sporting events, France has returned to this African country 26 works of art from the royal treasures […]
Four Books Black Parents Can Read To Their Children During The Holidays
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Conrad Hughes Reading at home is important. Evidence of the effects of reading and a general culture of reading on adolescents in over 30 countries has shown that reading is good for personal development, intellectual growth, literacy and even numeracy. A culture […]
South Africa/Omicron: “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished” – Rewarded With Travel Bans
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Afro-pessimism seems to have played a sinister role in the blacklisting of Southern Africa in the latest COVID saga. PRESS HERE TO READ the details. South African scientists discovered the Omicron variant of Covid-19, but as The Economist writes, “no good deed goes […]
Passing Of Top Black Designer Virgil Abloh
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Virgil Abloh, the founder of fashion label Off-White and Artistic Director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, died November 28 after a long battle with a rare cancer. He was 41 years old and his death was confirmed by the French fashion house. Abloh […]
The Cyber Scramble For Africa By Silicon Valley Behemoths – Google and Facebook
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The big guns of Silicon Valley, Google and Facebook, are in a race to bring high-speed broadband to Africa via submarine cables. Although Google and Facebook abandoned in late September their joint project for a submarine communications cable between the United States and […]