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Sunday, 19 May 2019
For the first time in the history of European competitions, this year’s European finals (EUFA Champions League and Europa League) will consist of English teams. Could this mean the La Liga has officially lost its spot as the best men’s football league in the world?One thing for sure this season is that both the Europa League (EL) and t...
Hombaze African Cuisine specializes in meals from across the African continent, particularly East, West , Central and Southern African traditional meals, served and plated to perfection. Hombaze also offers a unique African fine dining experience with great surroundings and an ambiance that make for the ultimate classic african feel. M...
The ANC has retained its controversial figures implicated in lying under oath, corruption and state capture on the MP list for the 6th Parliament, despite public outcry. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng received the candidate lists for Members of Parliament from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) at the Constitutional Court on Wed...
At the one extreme, South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), celebrates every possible historic anniversary of its life and struggles. At the opposite extreme, the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has so far not said one word that 2019 marks its diamond jubilee – its 60th anniversary.The DA was found...
The opening of the exhibition "Ntsako Wa Xibelani" by Philemon Hlungwani was curated yesterday, 17th May 2019 at Johannesburg’s Everard Read art gallery. The show was a night filled with a beautiful culture shock experience, where the art was brought to life and the room was filled with the joy that the Xibelani brings, as expressed in...
Book Review: Why we are not a nation, by Christine Qunta.This readable book by Christine Qunta, free of any jargon, divides into three extended essays. The first, mostly historic and political, is titled Why we are not a nation? The seco...
It’s been just over 5 years since the Senegalese American R&B hip hop recording artist, Aliaune Damala Bouga, popularly known on stage as Akon, launched a mega-solar project has provided electricity to 480 communities over 18 African...
Governments have a responsibility to protect their citizens against external aggression and internal violence. The first is usually the responsibility of the military. The second duty falls on the police.But in Nigeria, the government of...
In December 2018, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was removed from the University of Ghana’s campus in response to protests from students and staff. They argued that the Indian activist had been a racist who denigrated black Africans. Profess...
About 30 per cent of all women report heavy menstrual periods at some point during their reproductive years. Up to 15 per cent of these have an underlying bleeding disorder and yet most have never been diagnosed, leaving thousands of wom...
Transactional sex among female undergraduates in Nigeria is a social reality. The practice has been reported on regularly in the mainstream media and explored in various research papers.This cross generational relationship is widespread ...
Perhaps your GP has recommended you exercise more, or you’ve had a recent health scare. Maybe your family’s been nagging you to get off the couch or you’ve decided yourself that it’s time to lose some weight.How do you find the motivatio...
A yearslong saga between a middle-distance runner and her sport’s ruling body may be nearing something that resembles a conclusion.In 2018, the International Association of Athletics Federations dictatedthat female runners with naturally...
The opening of the exhibition "Ntsako Wa Xibelani" by Philemon Hlungwani was curated yesterday, 17th May 2019 at Johannesburg’s Everard Read art gallery. The show was a night filled with a beautiful culture shock experience, where the ar...
Mothers across the world were celebrated on Sunday,12th May 2019. The celebrities didn’t keep quiet on social media by sharing and sending love on their pages to their mothers and some sharing pictures of themselves as mothers appreciati...
Hombaze African Cuisine specializes in meals from across the African continent, particularly East, West , Central and Southern African traditional meals, served and plated to perfection. Hombaze also offers a unique African fine dining e...
Many restaurants in Swaziland are now highly influenced by South African and Portuguese flavours. However, for those keen to get a taste of genuine Swazi food, here are a few traditional meals to try should you happen to visit eSwatini....
Colourful Additions to AygoAygo X-ClusivThe compact city car now offers two new models each with bespoke colour combinations and exterior treatments. The previously offered ‘X-Play Silver’ is replaced by the new ‘X-Clusiv’ model. The X-C...
According to carmag the product specialist for the Nissan GT-R says the current generation of the Japanese performance car is not that old, saying “some matureness is very important”.Speaking to Digital Trends, Hiroshi Tamura claimed “it...
Northern Botswana near a place named Kazungula, four countries meet at the convergence of the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers. This is the African Quadripoint, where Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia and Botswana all flow into one border. Technically, ...
Africa has some of the best beaches in the world. Tourists will be flocking to them soon as those in the southern hemisphere take summer holidays and those from the north look for ways to escape their winter.So where are Africa’s top bea...
The opening of the exhibition "Ntsako Wa Xibelani" by Philemon Hlungwani was curated yesterday, 17th May 2019 at Johannesburg’s Everard Read art gallery. The show was a night filled with a beautiful culture shock experience, where the ar...
A large number of artefacts held in Western museums and libraries are known to have been appropriated over the ages through conquest and colonialism. The looting of African objects anthropologists, curators and private collectors took pl...
Book Review: Why we are not a nation, by Christine Qunta.This readable book by Christine Qunta, free of any jargon, divides into three extended essays. The first, mostly historic and political, is titled Why we are not a nation? The seco...
Political scientist and published poet Keith Gottschalk shares his recommendations for good reads of the year.1. Harvest – University of the Western CapeThis 90 page anthology of the best poems by the best poets in three years of their c...
Last year was a good one for the music recording industry. After years of decline 2018 marked the fourth consecutive year of growth in music industry revenues. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, this ...
One frequently hears questions such as: Why do different races generally listen to specific genres of music? Why do music genres have a huge racial divide?In societies obsessed with and manipulated by the notion of race, these questions ...
We plug breathtaking Instagram pages that share our values; changing the Africa narrative, shed light on Africa’s beauty & potential, promote black beauty, highlight black excellence and tell the stories of ALL THINGS AFRICA. This wee...
South African photographer and drone journalist, Johnny Miller, captures inequalities in our social fabric that have oftentimes been hidden and hard to see from ground level. Adjacent yet separate, visual barriers including the large str...
As the summer holidays draw near in many parts of the world, parents shouldn’t be surprised if kids choose to fill their days with technology. After all, teens and tweens are now spending more hours on their devices – iPads, phones and c...
The hunt for gravitational waves is back on with the announcement overnight of the detection of signals from what’s thought to be the merger of two neutron stars, the incredibly dense remains of a collapsed star.The signals were actually...
For the first time in the history of European competitions, this year’s European finals (EUFA Champions League and Europa League) will consist of English teams. Could this mean the La Liga has officially lost its spot as the best men’s f...
Pitso Mosimane’s latest triumph, with an indelible mark on history and an added feather on his cap, gives credence to the virtuous virtues he embodies.The astute coach Mosimane led Mamelodi Sundowns to their 9th PSL title ending what he ...
The ANC has retained its controversial figures implicated in lying under oath, corruption and state capture on the MP list for the 6th Parliament, despite public outcry. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng received the candidate lists for Memb...
At the one extreme, South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), celebrates every possible historic anniversary of its life and struggles. At the opposite extreme, the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has ...
Pitso Mosimane’s latest triumph, with an indelible mark on history and an added feather on his cap, gives credence to the virtuous virtues he embodies.The astute coach Mosimane led Mamelodi Sundowns to their 9th PSL title ending what he ...
I put on a tweet a few weeks ago that grabbed a lot of attention. Basically, I was illustrating the similarities between Barcelona’s build up and that of Orlando Pirates FC. Both showing how their deep lying playmakers were used as third...
South African Saray Khumalo has reached the highest point on the planet becoming the first black African woman to scale Mount Everest.The business executive reportedly reached the summit in the early hours of Thursday. This was her fourt...
The IEC will on Wednesday hand over the list of nominated members of Parliament and members of provincial legislatures to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. After Mogoeng has received the lists, he will hand them over to Parliament and the j...
Perris Nkomo, a Fashion Designer by vocation but naturally, a lover of all things creative. Zambian born, a Zimbabwean national and educated in France. Is a self taught Fashion Designer with a degree in Visual Communication and Design fr...
Kgomotso Teffo is a 32 year old woman born in Mafikeng, now living in Pretoria. She is an aesthetic therapist, with the passion to change people’s lives through skincare, wellness and beauty. Skilled in treating skin’s past & present...
Late April saw Mozambique hit by a second tropical storm. Cyclone Kenneth came following the destructive Cyclone Idai which tore through Mozambique in March and affected the bordering regions of Zimbabwe and Malawi has added to the alrea...
South African Saray Khumalo has reached the highest point on the planet becoming the first black African woman to scale Mount Everest.The business executive reportedly reached the summit in the early hours of Thursday. This was her fourt...
China said on Monday it will raise tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods from 1 June, in retaliation for the latest round of US tariff hikes and Washington's plans to target almost all Chinese imports.The announcement came after the l...
Since the Brexit vote, the UK government has championed the notion of “Global Britain” as a vision for the country’s future outside the EU. But what does Global Britain actually mean?For the government, it appears to mean a Britain tradi...
It has become popular in South African government circles to talk of “reversing the legacies of apartheid”. These are factors which continue to limit black people’s access to jobs and economic opportunities.The lofty and noble ambitions ...
According to The Herald crippling power cuts are being experienced across the country might worsen the plight of local industries that are already battling to remain afloat given the challenging macro-economic environment, the country's ...
The Met Gala is an annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute where fashion and celebrity often collide. It always manages to raise eyebrows and this years’ theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” has genera...
Last September, comedian Amy Schumer posted pictures of the covers of two US magazines – Girls’ Life and Boys’ Life – on Instagram with the caption “No.”The girls’ magazine featured stories about fashion and hair. The boys’, headlined Ex...
“South Africa belongs to all the people who inhabit it by RIGHT and NOT by MIGHT” – A.P Mda (1955)Early YearsAs a young boy, Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda listened attentively as his grandmother related tales of how his family trekked from the...
“We take our stand on the principle that Afrika is one and desires to be one and nobody, I repeat, nobody has the right to balkanise our land.”Mangaliso Robert SobukweEarly years and educationMangaliso Robert Sobukwe was born on the 05 D...