Mbongeni Richman Buthelezi is a South African artist famous for his plastic art. ”My work is predominantly recycled plastics on plastic melted with hot air gun,” says Buthelezi. Originally, Buthelezi wanted to be a sculptor. He enrolled at the Funda Community College in Soweto where another artist convinced him to try other art forms. Buthelezi [...]
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In 2005, Taiye Selasi (then known as Taiye Tuakli- Wosornu) wrote an essay in which she coined the now very popular term afropolitan. The essay dealt with the complexities of diasporic life and the meaning of home. The essay is called Bye-Bye Babar (Or: What is An Afropolitan?) if you are interested in reading it. In her first novel, Ghana [...]
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Barefeet is a creative arts movement which works with current and former street children and young people at risk of going on the streets of Zambia. Creative Director and Founder, Adam McGuigan never planned to settle in Zambia. He left his home in northern Ireland with plans to perform a one man street show across [...]
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by Zanele Mhlaba I have always enjoyed reading. At boarding school in grade six, we would have competitions to see who could read the most books in the least amount of time. Every week we were allowed to pick a book from the school’s one room library which was filled with secondhand books from the [...]
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Zanele Mhlaba *This opinion was originally published on Afrolemodele.com on March 8, 2013. Today is International Women’s day. A day that I wholeheartedly celebrate so before I begin, Happy Women’s Day to all! The theme this year is “The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum.” It is true, the push towards gender equality gains more momentum each [...]
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Entries are now open for the prestigious Anzisha Prize, Africa’s foremost youth entrepreneurial awards which reward young African entrepreneurs who are making a difference by transforming both the continent and their communities. With more than $75 000 USD in cash prizes, the Anzisha Prize – hosted by the African Leadership Academy in partnership with The [...]
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