Black artists don’t just make hip hop – why recognition of metal, punk, rock and emo by Mobo is long overdue: English rock duo Nova Twins: Georgia South (left) and Amy Love (right). Nova Twins Ltd, CC BY-NC-SA Alternative music has been having a moment – from successful vinyl represses by bands from days gone …
Why the V&A’s new Africa Fashion exhibition is important – and long overdue: Fashion is a catalyst to tell deeper, richer, expanded stories from across the African continent. We hope visitors will be inspired and assumptions will be challenged. Christine Checinska, curator A landmark show has recently opened its doors at the V&A in London, …
Robert Sobukwe: equal status in the pantheon of South African activists is long overdue: Robert Sobukwe in his cell at the prison on Robben Island. Getty Images The mortal fight against apartheid is usually cast in terms of good versus evil, a simple schism in which there are heroes and villains, or racially, in a …
Nigeria’s 2022 census is overdue but preparation is in doubt: Nigeria last conducted a census in 2006. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images As Nigeria’s National Population Commission prepares for a national census scheduled for May 2022 – the first since 2006 – The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asked demographer and social statistician Akanni Akinyemi …
Imbokodo is a long overdue series of children’s books on South African women: Jacana Media A new series of books called Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us explores the neglected histories of South African women. Geared at younger readers, there are three books in the series: 10 Extraordinary Leaders, Activists & Protesters; 10 Inspiring Singers, Writers …
Nigeria’s plastic pollution is harming the environment: steps to combat it are overdue: Pius Utomi Ekpei/ AFP via Getty Images A key theme at this year’s United Nations Environment Assembly in Kenya is plastic pollution. It will be returning to a theme from 2018 World Environment Day. The evidence for the prevalence and consequences of …
Nigerian icon Fela is long overdue for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Nigerian musician Fela Kuti performs in Chicago in the US. Paul Natkin/Getty Images Scrolling through the comments made on YouTube on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s music, one comes across remarks such as: “The greatest unknown musician who ever lived”, “Why isn’t Fela’s music …
South Africa in the news: CAPA Live: COVID-19 crisis could prompt overdue change in Africa: CAPA analysts presented an overview of the current situation and outlook for aviation in each of the major regions of the world. Africa’s prospects were looking promising, supported by improvements in …: “South Africa” – BingNews The Art of Survival: …
South Africa in the news: Adam Schiff Tells Bill Maher Abolishing Electoral College an ‘Overdue’ Constitutional Change: Schiff said that while he supports “doing away with” the Electoral College, “discrete changes” to the Constitution that attack Citizens United are much more likely to happen.: “South Africa” – BingNews Belgium News: IndigoVision’s complete IP Video solution …
Rights that protect against socioeconomic disadvantage are long overdue – the UK is already paying the price: Swingeing changes are overdue. Peter Gudella/Shutterstock In 2018, two anniversaries and a crucial decision loom large in the UK. We saw in the 70th anniversary of the NHS in July, while December 10 marks the 70th birthday of …
The DRC is revisiting its mining code. Why reform is long overdue: A worker walks near the Congolese state mining company Gecamines' in the southern province of Katanga REUTERS/Jonny Hogg The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently announced plans to reintroduce the shelved changes to the country’s mining code. The current …
San Francisco man returns 100-year overdue library book updated: A book of short stories titled “Forty Minutes Late” has been returned to a San Francisco library – 100 years late. Johnson's great grandmother had checked it out from the city's old Fillmore branch in 1917. : Weird News Clive Palmer accuses council of shooting deer …
Plastic surgeon to return library book overdue from 1970s, donate 0 updated: A Florida doctor who checked out “So You Want to Be a Doctor” from the Kanawha County Library and later became a successful plastic surgeon is returning the long overdue book he checked out in the 1970s and donating $ 500. Dr. Michael …