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Tuesday, 23 July 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. It took the decision based on International Health Regulations agreed in 2005. These require the WHO to declare an emergency when a public health event, such as an outbrea...
The controversy over the CFA Franc gets revived on a regular basis by African politicians and intellectuals. The currency gives rise to both passionate debate and simplistic, sweeping political declarations. The CFA franc is one of two regional African currencies backed by the French treasury with pegging to the euro. It can refer to e...
The First Pan-African Cultural Festival, known as PANAF, formally opened in Algiers on 21 July 1969. This was the day after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s historic moon landing 50 years ago. But most Pan-Africanist commentators didn’t see the coincidence as detracting attention from the festival. On the contrary, while the moon landi...
It is a sight that could have evoked despair: a white Toyota double-cab Hilux that was leased to a conservation park for a noble cause is found battered, stripped of crucial parts and is perched on bricks. With Toyota’s involvement in anti-rhino poaching activities already intensifying, Northam Toyota’s Shaun Finn took an initiative to...
Within the space of a few days, we have been subjected to bizarre but carefully staged performances by US President Donald Trump and former South African President Jacob Zuma. Trump has spewed racist hate-speech against four Democratic Party Congress women of colour, telling them to “go back home” to their “broken” and “crime infested”...
Being so close to the Middle East has definitely had an impact on the island’s cuisine, as many dishes are similar to those in the region. Flavours are also shared between Cyprus and Turkey, but the island’s cuisine is closest to the ref...
This series of photos is dedicated to the life of Nelson Mandela, we explore and shed light on the footprints he left behind to educate the world on the struggle as well as how he became a peace maker in the struggle. We look at the diff...
The past few months for the landlocked country of Zimbabwe have been eventful, to say the least. Battered by a severe drought that has affected agriculture, a power utility unable to meet the minimum required demand, and a doubling in an...
If Nigerian poet Ben Okri was right that ‘poetry goes straight to the truth of things with extraordinary gravity and with great rhythmic beauty’, then a practical expression of this theory can be found in Soweto Theatre’s very own stages...
When someone is diagnosed with a mental health disorder such as depression or anxiety, first line treatments usually include psychological therapies and medication. What’s not always discussed are the changeable lifestyle factors that in...
Girls and women experiencing period pain often avoid physical activity, but our latest study suggests that doing exercise might actually provide pain relief.Period pain affects around 90% of women. It can interfere with daily life by lim...
Girls and women experiencing period pain often avoid physical activity, but our latest study suggests that doing exercise might actually provide pain relief.Period pain affects around 90% of women. It can interfere with daily life by lim...
Many of us, aware of the benefits of exercise, try to stick to a routine, only to find our sneakers at the back of the closet when the weather doesn’t co-operate, our routine is disrupted or we are short of time. One way to turn an exerc...
If Nigerian poet Ben Okri was right that ‘poetry goes straight to the truth of things with extraordinary gravity and with great rhythmic beauty’, then a practical expression of this theory can be found in Soweto Theatre’s very own stages...
The Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble presents their annual concert, with a line-up of four past and present Buskaid violinists as soloists performing. The ensemble performs pieces from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusi...
Being so close to the Middle East has definitely had an impact on the island’s cuisine, as many dishes are similar to those in the region. Flavours are also shared between Cyprus and Turkey, but the island’s cuisine is closest to the ref...
Over the last few years, residents have witnessed the restaurant scene boom in Kigali. The city has embraced its status as a bourgeoning economic, innovative, and creative hub in the region, and with it has come exciting new flavors and ...
It is a sight that could have evoked despair: a white Toyota double-cab Hilux that was leased to a conservation park for a noble cause is found battered, stripped of crucial parts and is perched on bricks. With Toyota’s involvement in an...
Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Nasser Al Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel brought their South African-built Toyota Hilux home in first place on Stage 10 of the 2019 Silk Way Rally. This gave them a clean sweep of victories in all ten stage...
In the heart of the Garden Route, just outside of Knysna, you’ll find a bustling and sustainable Rastafarian community. Members are committed to conserving the surrounding area and living an overall better way of life, while staying true...
Here we are in Wonderful Harare, a sunshine city, where the weather never disappoints! It’s true, Harare was once voted the place with the best climate in the world in the 2011 Quality of Life Index by International Living magazine. If y...
The First Pan-African Cultural Festival, known as PANAF, formally opened in Algiers on 21 July 1969. This was the day after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s historic moon landing 50 years ago. But most Pan-Africanist commentators didn’t ...
If Nigerian poet Ben Okri was right that ‘poetry goes straight to the truth of things with extraordinary gravity and with great rhythmic beauty’, then a practical expression of this theory can be found in Soweto Theatre’s very own stages...
From evocative prose to moving memoirs and hilarious satire, we bring you some of Africa's best reads from the first half of 2019:
My happiest times in childhood were spent reading the books of E. Nesbit, C.S. Lewis and Joan Aiken. Preferring to read in hidden corners where nobody could find me, I immersed myself completely in these stories and believed utterly in t...
In his song “Handcuffed,” rapper Teddy Neguse addresses police brutality against young Israeli men of Ethiopian descent. Although the song came out in 2017, it has recently reached new heights in the wake of street protests across the c...
South African singer Johnny Clegg has died at the age of 66 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Clegg was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015 but continued to tour and perform around the world.He received the Order of Ikhama...
This series of photos is dedicated to the life of Nelson Mandela, we explore and shed light on the footprints he left behind to educate the world on the struggle as well as how he became a peace maker in the struggle. We look at the diff...
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...
Digitisation could change the game for agriculture in Africa. That’s a key message in a report recently released by an international institution that enhances smallholder farming in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.The Centre fo...
It has been said a thousand times before technology has completely revolutionised our lives everything we do is shaped and formed around technology. I mean, we literally do everything online, we date, we meditate, we learn new languages,...
Of four Nigeria defenders, three were taller than our lankiest attacker, Lebogang Mothiba, and yet Bafana Bafana’s main attacking outlet in Wednesday’s AFCON quarterfinal clash was hoofing obscure long balls upfront, to very little succe...
For many South Africans, it sure is a queer feeling going into a new week at the back of an impressive and equally important Bafana Bafana win. Thanks to a late-show sucker-punch from reigning PSL Player of the Season, Thembinkosi Lorch,...
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma threatened on Friday to walk away from a judicial commission of inquiry into corruption, throwing the process into temporary confusion and uncertainty. An agreement was later cobbled together t...
Within the space of a few days, we have been subjected to bizarre but carefully staged performances by US President Donald Trump and former South African President Jacob Zuma. Trump has spewed racist hate-speech against four Democratic P...
The past few months for the landlocked country of Zimbabwe have been eventful, to say the least. Battered by a severe drought that has affected agriculture, a power utility unable to meet the minimum required demand, and a doubling in an...
Like a flower that defiantly blossoms from a rubble of dirt, history has shown that from the most tragic of situations can emerge ground breaking achievements including but not limited to the political, intellectual, artistic, and the sc...
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma threatened on Friday to walk away from a judicial commission of inquiry into corruption, throwing the process into temporary confusion and uncertainty. An agreement was later cobbled together t...
Within the space of a few days, we have been subjected to bizarre but carefully staged performances by US President Donald Trump and former South African President Jacob Zuma. Trump has spewed racist hate-speech against four Democratic P...
The Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble presents their annual concert, with a line-up of four past and present Buskaid violinists as soloists performing. The ensemble performs pieces from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusi...
First Thursdays is a collaboration between Studiosmart gallery and Poetic Thursdays - a live music and poetry platform that hosts monthly events in Soweto. The show features local bands and DJs every month at Native Rebels Restaurant...
At least 17 people have been killed in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists seeking a new autonomous region for their Sidama ethnic group, according to a local official and hospital authorities. A local district offici...
Members of the Sidama ethnic group must now wait several months longer for a referendum that could lead to the setting up of a new independent region. Many, especially young Sidama, are unhappy with the delay. Leaders of the Sidama ethni...
Within the space of a few days, we have been subjected to bizarre but carefully staged performances by US President Donald Trump and former South African President Jacob Zuma. Trump has spewed racist hate-speech against four Democratic P...
Capitalism has often been identified as the underlying cause of the climate crisis. A leading voice on the subject is Naomi Klein, one of the climate movements most influential thinkers, whose seminal book on climate change was subtitled...
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is expected to table a Special Appropriations Bill to outline the key funding of cash-strapped Eskom. The tabling of the bill on Tuesday followed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of a R230billio...
The controversy over the CFA Franc gets revived on a regular basis by African politicians and intellectuals. The currency gives rise to both passionate debate and simplistic, sweeping political declarations. The CFA franc is one of two r...
Taking care of your skin and keeping up to date can be queit taxing, however some makeup brands have made it less expensive to keep your skin glowing and getting that ultimate face beat; here are some beauty products on a budget for your...
The stars came out in numbers at the vodacom durban July this weekend (6 July 2019), some cameout to shine bright in all their glory with statement fashion pieces that dropped jaws and turn heads, let's look at some of the stars at the D...
95 years ago, a writer whose literary work and reputation would grow increasingly significant in the South African literary landscape was born. Daniel Canodoce “Can” Themba! He was born in Marabastad, Pretoria in 1924. He saw through h...
“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...