Category: CultureSpending nights in the cold, braving drugs in the streets, begging and stealing for survival did not deter Tobias Tembo from becoming a graduate he is today. Tembo's life stands as a true story of rags to riches, as he defied all odds to graduate with a degree in psychology at the University of Zambia.
While he is not materially rich, he has obtained…
Having slept with hundreds of men, exposed to drugs, Beatrice Chanda's life was condemned to nothing. The possibility of her living a normal marriage life after so many years in prostitution, to anyone seemed impossible. She is happily married now and enjoying her new life with her kids and husband.
After seven years of exchanging sex for money,…
Several families and love ones are counting their losses following the revolt that swept through northern African country of Egypt recently. It led to the resignation of the antagonist president Hosni Mubarak [the main objective of the uprising]. One of those unsung heroes is Ahmed Bassiouny who died on January 28.
Bassiouny was a sound, visual artist…
A Nigerian artist Gerald Chukwuma is exploring the world and creativity of arts by applying arts into the making of furniture with African and contemporary designs.
“Cars are getting finer because of the arts in them, the formica, the beauty of the colours, these are artistic works, so I thought to myself what do I do as an artist, If I do a…
Rockstar4000 and Sony Music Worldwide have announced the signing of international mega-star R. Kelly to the ONE8 music super group, ending weeks of anticipation across the globe. The star-studded gathering of African musical giants has continued to gather mass momentum with eight of Africa's rockstar legends combining their star power and talent…
It is true that hip life artiste Scizo does not have albums upon albums to his credit but the fact is he has created a lot of impact on the music scene with the release of the '1 Stone' track, on which he featured Kwabena-Kwabena.
Music lovers have since then been longing for Scizo and watching out for his next big hit. So far, he has partially…
The Nigerian candidate in the Big Brother All Stars Uti came out top after 91 days in the Big Brother House in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In the grand finale on Sunday, Uti made the difference amongst the five finalists, which included; Munya, Lerato, Mwisho and Sheila. The Nigerian carried the colourful and emotionally packed night as he was declared…
Ghanaian Hip-Hop artist Be Black (Bismark Asare) has been nominated for the International Artist of the Year nod at the 2010 Los Angeles Music Awards. Earlier this year, Be Black was in the US to receive the nomination and he seized the opportunity to deliver a thrilling rendition of his chart topping hit 'All Level' to a cross section of…
Dozens of children from KwaZulu-Natal will have the thrill of experiencing skateboarding for the first time, after Laureus World Sports Academy Member and US skateboard legend Tony Hawk presented a brand new portable Half-Pipe to the Indigo Youth Movement in Isithumba, a rural village near Durban.
Also present was former South African cricket captain,…
South African swimwear designer Dax Martin is one of 11 international designers to be invited to the Gran Canaria Moda Cálida show in Las Palmas, Spain, at the end of June.
Martin is well known for his striking pieces that have been seen by television viewers around the world during the Miss World 2009 and 2010 pageants, when more than 100 contestants…
Ghana Eurobond Yields Fall 4th Day on Amissah-Arthur Nomination – Bloomberg
The yield on Ghanaâs $750 million Eurobonds fell for a fourth day after President John Dramani Mahama nominated central bank governor Kwesi Amissah-Arthur to be his deputy, a week after the death of John Atta Mills. Yield on the 8.5 percent …
Nigeria fines Shell $A4.9bn over oil spill – couriermail.com.au
NIGERIA has fined Shell $US5 billion ($A4.90 billion) over an oil spill late last year at an offshore field. Shell was forced to halt operations at the Bonga oilfield in the Gulf of Guinea following the December 20 leak of some 40,000 barrels of crude.
Ghanaâs Mahama Nominates Central Bank Governor as Vice President – Bloomberg
Bank of Ghana Governor Kwesi Amissah- Arthur was nominated to become vice president of West Africaâs second-biggest economy, a week after the death of President John Atta Mills. Amissah-Arthur, a former deputy finance minister who headed the …
Nigeria Access Bank wins $1 bln case against ex-chief – Reuters
LAGOS Aug 1 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Access Bank has won an order for repayment of more than $1 billion in a fraud case in London’s High Court against a former executive of a bank it took over, according to a court document seen by Reuters on …
Nigeria’s precarious oil amnesty – BBC News
An amnesty for thousands of militants in south-eastern Nigeria has brought relative stability to the region, enabling its huge oil industry to recover but, as the BBC’s Will Ross reports, some are questioning how long the peace can hold.
ZAMBIA: Tembo’s rags to riches story
Spending nights in the cold, braving drugs in the streets, begging and stealing for survival did not deter Tobias Tembo from becoming a graduate he is today. Tembo's life stands as a true story of rags to riches, as he defied all odds to graduate with a degree in psychology at the University of Zambia.
While he is not materially rich, he has obtained…
ZAMBIA: Former prostitute now a role model
Having slept with hundreds of men, exposed to drugs, Beatrice Chanda's life was condemned to nothing. The possibility of her living a normal marriage life after so many years in prostitution, to anyone seemed impossible. She is happily married now and enjoying her new life with her kids and husband.
After seven years of exchanging sex for money,…
PROFILE: Bassiouny – Unsung Egyptian hero
Several families and love ones are counting their losses following the revolt that swept through northern African country of Egypt recently. It led to the resignation of the antagonist president Hosni Mubarak [the main objective of the uprising]. One of those unsung heroes is Ahmed Bassiouny who died on January 28.
Bassiouny was a sound, visual artist…
