The award-winning series, Intersexions, is back for a second season. Intersexions comprises of 26 independent but interrelated episodes “that examine how that which remains unsaid in love, relationships and sex may place us at greatest risk of HIV infection.” The concept is similar to that of Love Games Zambia and Shuga (Kenya) and it has [...]
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BudgIT is an example of young Africans using technology to tackle issues of transparency and accountability. The Nigerian tech start-up aims to ensure that Nigerian citizens are well-informed on public finances and how their government allocates money. BudgIT presents state and federal fiscal information in more accessible ways, through the use of infographics, maps, interactive features [...]
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Kopano Matlwa is a South Africa medical doctor and author. While studying Medicine at the University of Cape Town, she wrote her first novel, Coconut, which was published in 2007. Her debut novel is one that confronts uncomfortable issues facing youth in the post-Apartheid era. It is a thorough and somewhat disturbing commentary on life [...]
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Chris Abani is a Nigerian author and poet. He has won many awards for his work including the PEN Hemingway book prize for GraceLand. The sprawling, swampy, cacophonous city of Lagos, Nigeria, provides the backdrop to the story of Elvis, a teenage Elvis impersonator hoping to make his way out of the ghetto. Broke, beset [...]
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After a very long hiatus, the South African supergroup Mafikizolo is back. They are in rare form, carrying on the legacy of the dearly departed third member , Tebogo. This song has been popular for a few months and now there’s a very colorful visual with a strong Ndebele influence. Enjoy. Mafikizolo feat Uhuru – [...]
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Artscape, The New African Photography looks at this fast-changing continent through the eyes of its most acute observers: its photographers. This new Al Jazeera series profiles photographers who are exploring and celebrating life in their community and the continent at large. Photographers are natural storytellers so we think it will be interesting to see how they are using [...]
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