October 21, 2022
Zimbabwe: More Dambudzo Marechera Letters - to Karen, Flora, Amelia and Samantha (Part 1)
What's race got to do with it? Dambudzo Marechera channelled his Oxford swag, Rastaman aura and leftist virtue signalling to chat up White writer-types. His stated preference for… Read more »
Africa: "Les Sapeurs", Black Dandyism and the Genesis of Gender Fluid African Fashion
African youths are today positioned where cultural identities intermingle and there is a need to embrace a contemporary style that merges those identities. Black dandyism inspired… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Egypt: 'Repatriate Rashid' - Egypt Demands The Return Of The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian artefact that unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and birthed Egyptology, has been part of the British Museum's plundered collection… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Ghana: Ghanaian Music Festival 'Afrochella' Sued for Copyright Infringement
Coachella and its parent company Goldenvoice are suing music and culture festival Afrochella for "intentionally trading on the goodwill" of the California-based festival's name and… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Zimbabwe: Kaluba, the Author of 'Marechera's Samantha Letter', Chats With Chirere
In the following interview, Memory Chirere chats with Austin Kaluba regarding the letter he wrote in 2011 in memory of Dambudzo Marechera. The letter is included at the end of the… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Kenya: A Deserted North - Forgotten By History and Cursed By Devolution
The history of Northern Kenya and marginalisation goes as far back as the colonial days. The same trend used by colonisers has remained in play. Historical evidence points at a… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Africa: 'Afrobeats' Could Become a Grammy Category
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. announced during a press conference in Ghana that the institution is considering adding an Afrobeats category to next year's 65th Annual… Read more »
April 06, 2018
South Africa: Esther Mahlangu, the Matriarch of Contemporary Ndebele Art, Receives Honorary Doctorate
At the age of 82, internationally acclaimed Ndebele artist Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg for "her legacy as a… Read more »