Five books by Maryse Condé to introduce you to the award-winning Guadeloupian writer: Guadeloupian writer Maryse Condé, who has died aged 90, left a body of work which includes many deeply nuanced and wide-ranging responses to the centuries of often violent contact between cultures and societies. Take her bestselling pair of historical novels Segu (1984) …
Famine: the award-winning documentary banned by Russia for its reminder of a cruel past: In October last year, Russia banned a documentary depicting the famine that hit parts of the Soviet Union including Ukraine between 1921 and 1923 and revoked the film’s screening licence. Now the film is to have its UK premiere (with English …
Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko on his award-winning work: ‘Whatever you build, it should suit your culture’: Demas Nwoko has received the lifetime achievement award at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale. Titi Ogufere/La Biennale di Venezia Demas Nwoko, born in Nigeria in 1935, has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2023 Venice …
The award-winning African documentary project that goes inside the lives of migrants: The Last Shelter plays out at a migrant shelter on the southern edge of the Sahara desert. Image courtesy Generation Africa/STEPS For far too long the west has been telling stories about and talking on behalf of Africa. However, a new slate of …
The award-winning play that touches hearts and nerves about Cape Town’s history of slavery: Buhle Ngaba as The Student holds Shaun Oelf as The Dancer. Yazeed Kamaldien/What Remains What Remains is one of the most successful South African plays of recent years. Written by Nadia Davids and directed and choreographed by Jay Pather, both artists …
This award-winning Lesotho film also has social justice at heart: Mary Twala Mhlongo is the star of This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection. Screengrab/Courtesy Urucu Media Since its premiere at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival, the feature This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection has been touring the world’s film festivals. …
South Africa in the news: Saray Khumalo, Award-winning mountaineer, entrepreneur and motivational speaker: The digital divide is rapidly becoming one of the most entrenched measures of inequality worldwide and, if you’re Saray Khumalo, you’re having none of that. The award-winning mountaineer, entrepreneur …: “South Africa” – BingNews Browsing: Surface: Microsoft said on Thursday that it …
“In the Name of Confucius” – Award-Winning Documentary Screening – a Africa interest event taking place on 2019-10-04 19:00:00 in Australia Multi-award winning documentary In the Name of Confucius is the first film exposing the growing global controversies surrounding the Chinese government’s multi-billion dollar Confucius Institute (CI) – a loss of academic integrity, violations to human …
iSchoolAfrica proudly brings award-winning global learning software to under-resourced rural and township schools across the country: onebillion announced as winner in $ 15 million Global Learning XPrize competition 2019 17 May 2019 – iSchoolAfrica, an education initiative that reaches schools across South Africa in rural and township settings, is the official implementation partner of onebillion …
No, the award-winning film Inxeba isn’t a disrespectful gay sex romp: A scene from 'Inxeba'. Supplied Why has a film that holds important lessons for South Africans been banned? The award-winning film, Inxeba (“The Wound”), has been reclassified by South Africa’s Film and Publication Board. This means it is illegal and a criminal offence to …
Make more intelligent business decisions with axxonsoft’s award-winning CCTV products: Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa – Meet AxxonSoft, the leading software developer that combines IP-based physical security management, intelligent video surveillance, and an enterprise-wide platform into fully integrated vertical and horizontal solutions. With so many CCTV resellers out there, it’s not uncommon for businesses to assume that …
South Africa in the news: Award-winning singer prayed through Braamfontein Orbit mayhem: “I didn’t want people to run, because that would have been more dangerous,” explained the recipient of the silver Order of Ikhamanga for her work in the arts – one of South Africa’s highest national awards. “Even my daughter was on her knees, …
Thinnest-ever 13.3-inch model in the award-winning ZenBook ultraportable laptop family delivers non-stop elegance with 12-hour battery life.: Johannesburg, South Africa — ASUS has announced the elegant and powerful ZenBook UX330UA, the thinnest-ever 13.3-inch ZenBook model. Precision-crafted from solid aluminium and powered by a high-performance up to Intel Core i7 processor, the 13.5mm-thin ZenBook UX330UA is …