Arts and Leisure

‘Professional bragger’: The rise of viral Kenyan star Elsa Majimbo

Nairobi – Please don’t call her an influencer: Elsa Majimbo prefers “comedian and social media sensation”. At the age... Read more

30 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Zalika Souley, doyenne of African cinema, dies at 74

Niamey – Zalika Souley, who won fame and money that did not last as the first sub-Sahara African woman to... Read more

29 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Nigerian Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s open lecture at UCT

Those who have read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will perhaps understand my excitement over the announcement that the Nigerian author... Read more

28 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Prince Harry to publish ‘intimate’ memoir

New York – Britain’s Prince Harry is penning an intimate and honest memoir that will expose the “mistakes” and... Read more

26 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Jolie scores win in Pitt legal battle as judge thrown off case

Los Angeles – Angelina Jolie scored a win in her legal battle with Brad Pitt on Friday as the... Read more

26 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Israel launches direct flights to Morocco

Marrakesh – The first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco landed in Marrakesh on Sunday, more than seven months... Read more

25 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Tunisian medics struggle to tackle virus as tourists soak up sun

Sousse – In Tunisia’s Mediterranean resort of Sousse, exhausted medics struggle to stem surging coronavirus deaths, desperately monitoring oxygen... Read more

23 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

‘Dreams are valid,’ says Miss SA Shudufhadzo Musida as she graduates

Cape Town – Social media was abuzz this week with congratulatory messages for reigning Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida... Read more

22 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Stop using police uniforms, Mozambique artists told

Cape Town – Mozambican police have reportedly issued a decree prohibiting civilians, including artists, from wearing police uniforms. The... Read more

21 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

‘Artists are struggling,’ SA’s Pearl Thusi tells minister

Cape Town– Media personality and actress, Pearl Thusi, has pleaded with the Minister of Sports Arts and Culture, Nathi... Read more

20 Jul, 2021