Calm Down: how a Nigerian singer and a Cameroonian dancer inspired a powerful protest in Iran
ON 8 March 2023, five teenage girls uploaded on social media a video of themselves performing the Calm Down Dance
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LIFESTYLE
Gloria Bosman was more than a South African jazz vocalist, she was a guiding light
THE immediate public reaction to the death of Gloria Bosman from a short respiratory illness on 14 March 2023 was
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The true taste of Chamarel: Colours, flavours, music and history
LOCATED in southwest Mauritius, Chamarel, with a population of 1,000, has preserved its heritage and environment and offers unique delicacies, attractions, music, crafts – and stories.
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Walid Kilonzi is telling the African story with virtual reality
STRAP on a pair of virtual reality goggles and a Kenyan company will instantly whisk you away. Through immersive technologies, Fallohide is helping governments and companies throughout Africa create value and reduce costs through simulations and 360 films. Walid Kilonzi is the studio’s producer and founder.
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In conversation with National Geographic’s Vice President, Storytelling: On Africans telling African conservation stories
RACHAEL Strecher, Vice President of Storytelling at the National Geographic Society, discusses ways the organisation – known across Africa as Nat Geo – is encouraging representation by African filmmakers; local distribution; the mechanics behind grant decisions; and what makes a great Nat Geo proposal.
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This cowhorn luxury jewellery brand with a Bugandan name is going global
LUCILLE Nyikuri repurposes cattle horn into elegant, distinctive jewellery and her striking craftsmanship is seeing her jewellery snapped in luxury markets worldwide.
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The healing work of the social circus, Tamba Africa
HALEEMA Mekani was mapping her return to Zimbabwe from Italy, where she was studying, when an opportunity to co-lead a new social circus came her way. Today, Mekani and her team are healing societal wounds through Tamba Africa Social Circus.
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Costa Titch: the rising white South African rap star who embraced black hip-hop culture
RISING 28-year-old South African dancer and rapper Costa Titch (born Costa Tsobanoglou) died after collapsing on stage on 11 March
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Traditional wrestling in Senegal – much more than a sport, it keeps culture alive
TRADITIONAL wrestling plays an important role in much of Senegalese society and is one of the country’s national sports. Traditional
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Dance Me to the End of Time: South African film on death is a powerful celebration of life
IN her 2021 documentary Dance Me to the End of Time, South African filmmaker and educator Melanie Chait has produced
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