INSPIRE

May 20, 2013 0 Comments

Myth, power, art and the female form

What happens when an artist decides to focus on the female body as the site of engagement and provocation? What

INSPIRE

May 2, 2013 1 Comment

African Healing

Raised on South Africa’s Witwatersrand during the 1970’s, British born photographer, Christopher Rimmer, became fixated with the landscape of his

FASHION

April 3, 2013 3 Comments

Inspire: Malaika Design – unique, everytime, everywhere

In a  day and age when African designers are fighting for a chance to be heard on the global stage,

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January 24, 2013 6 Comments

Dear Africa’s Middle Class, why the politics of apathy?

“When I went out there to participate in the  nomination process, I didn’t see you. I saw some edgy looking desperadoes, some over

INSPIRE

January 8, 2013 15 Comments

Hadijatou Mani: A Slave to Freedom

She was the daughter of slaves and was sold off at the age of 12. She was bought by El Hadj Souleymane

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November 29, 2012 2 Comments

Tales from a Diaspora Chic: Superwoman don’t live here anymore

Sifa Mtango-Zadarnowska tackles the  myth of superwoman and gives her view of the extra pressure faced by professional women in

INSPIRE

November 19, 2012 1 Comment

Gangster movie Kenya’s first Oscar contender

A hard-hitting Kenyan movie about gang culture has become the country’s first-ever film to be considered for an Oscar. “Nairobi

INSPIRE

October 30, 2012 5 Comments

Sorry for the delay: Just a Band and the new AfroElectriK Pop

It’s 9AM on a Tuesday morning, it’s kinda dead at work, so to kick the boredom factor,  I’m rocking to ‘Life of

INSPIRE

October 22, 2012 4 Comments

Girl From Kenya Inspires 50,000 Meals On World Food Day

A young girl from one of the biggest slums in Africa inspired supporters to raise more than 50,000 school meals

INSPIRE

October 7, 2012 0 Comments

Our torture was a victory – Sekai Holland’s Zimbabwean story

  In Zimbabwe, can murder and terror ever be replaced by healing and reconciliation? Sydney Morning Herald’s Nikki Barrowclough meets