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May 2, 2013 0 Comments

A Cape Town beach house dream

This laid-back wood-clad bungalow on Cape Town’s Bakoven beach oozes seaside style. The lucky owners are Cathy, Mike and their three children.

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April 22, 2013 6 Comments

Watch: First Clip From ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor & Thandie Newton

Timed to coincide with the forthcoming release of “Americanah,” the third novel from heavy-hitting Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the first look at

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February 5, 2013 0 Comments

The Hyena Handlers of Nigeria

The photograph that started it all… It all started with the picture above. A friend had emailed photographer Pieter Hugo this bizarre

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November 15, 2012 0 Comments

Is crime fiction ready for black villains?

There’s a long-running literary joke that the black guy never makes it past chapter 10. A few South African writers

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November 8, 2012 15 Comments

Where have the African Intellectuals gone?

“One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.”  ― Chinua Achebe. When I take time

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October 23, 2012 2 Comments

African Dreamer: A Peter Beard retrospective

In 1996, Vanity Fair’s Leslie Bennetts featured the quirky life, work and aesthetic of the man who discovered Iman and continues to ‘capture’ Africa

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September 11, 2012 3 Comments

Sons and Daughters of the Wind – the Photography of Mario Gerth

One man’s love for Africa has led to a life dedicated to capturing the continent’s intriguing tribes, everyday people, and

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August 29, 2012 2 Comments

Welcome to Nollywood!

Nollywood, Nigeria’s booming film industry, has grown in recent years into a mighty movie-making machine, capturing audiences with its universal themes

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August 25, 2012 1 Comment

Africa’s epidemic of stigma and prejudice

‘Kids! Now that we have your attention, have a safe flight and remember, play safe.” This quote from a poster

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August 24, 2012 2 Comments

Australian footy takes on an African flava!

A group of African-born Territorians have started their own AFL team to take on indigenous academies and schools across Darwin,