Kenya has received ten nominations for the inaugural Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards, which take place in Lagos on the second week of March. Of the 28 awards up for grabs, Kenyan TV series Lies…
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Growing demand for human hair extensions, South African thieves steal man’s dreadlocks
A Zimbabwean man was recently robbed of his dreadlocks at a South African night club to feed a growing demand for human hair extensions, a local paper reported Tuesday. The Times said Mutsa Madonko had…
Good Braai and music lead the way to Mzoli’s
The scenic drive out of Cape Town, covered with colourful landscapes, was especially inspiring in the late-afternoon sun. Highlighted with a golden glow, the city lights and quaint neighbourhoods glistened – no wonder Cape Town…
‘Femcee’ Xtatic drops fresh new video ft Aka
The second video by Kenyan ‘femcee’ Xtatic is out in heightened bling-graffiti fashion! Hit ‘em Up, produced by The Fahrenheitz and directed by Matt Stonier, also features Channel O Award winning rapper AKA and newcomer…
More S. African pregnant women contracting HIV
A new study on Monday showed increased HIV infection rates among pregnant women living in areas with high migrant labour in South Africa, the country with one of the world’s highest caseloads. Infections in the…
S.Africa marks AIDS day with record ribbon
South Africa, home to the world’s largest HIV caseload, on Saturday unveiled a 1.5 kilometre AIDS ribbon in Johannesburg, with activists and officials pledging to curb the epidemic. Created from over 6,000 red T-shirts pinned…
S.Africa film boom draws Charlize Theron
South Africa’s fast-growing film industry has hit a milestone with its largest commercial production to date, starring homegrown Hollywood actress Charlize Theron, the trade minister has said. South African-born, Oscar-winning actress Theron is currently shooting…
Africa’s first fact-checking website launches in S.Africa
Africa’s first fact-checking website launched Wednesday in South Africa, a project devised by the AFP Foundation and run in partnership with the University of the Witwatersrand to hold the country’s leaders accountable. “The website is…