July 7, 2015 What’s up folks! So, Africa’s biggest horse racing event, the Vodacom Durban July 2015 went down at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, South Africa on Saturday. The highly anticipated event, which always turns out to be more about fashion and high profile parties than horse races, had a-list South African celebrities in a ... Read More
July 7, 2015 And ahead of the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) 2015, ace Nollywood stars met with Hollywood stars in an interactive forum tagged “Nollywood Meets Hollywood” in the US. Rubbing minds with their American counterparts were Nigerian stars such as Gideon Okeke, Linda Ejiofor, Lilian Esoro, Uti Nwachukwu, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Adesuwa Etomi, ... Read More
July 7, 2015 And guess which top African TV presenters made it to the cover of Vanguard Allure Magazine as TV presenters living their dreams. Nigeria’s actor and host of 53 Extra Ozzy Agu, EL Now’s very own presenter and soul singer Ekeng Bassey, Zimbabwean musician and host of Star Gist’s Vimbai Mutinhiri and Ghollywood ... Read More
July 7, 2015 In the movie world, Nollywood actor Joseph Benjamin stars in a new romantic comedy titled “Mum, Dad, meet Sam”. Directed by TS Ukpo, the movie tells the story of a young Nigerian man who shocks his parents when he introduces a white English lady to them as ... Read More
July 7, 2015 And here comes this Ghanaian and Nigerian collabo as Ghanaian duo R2bees hook up with Nigeria’s pop star Davido in the new video to R2bees single titled “Gboza”. Shot in Houston, Texas, the video was directed by Justin Campos while the track was produced by Ghana’s ace ... Read More
July 7, 2015 Two-times champion Rafa Nadal has crashed out in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday July 2 in a tough bout with Germany’s Dustin Brown, in four sets. Rafal, trailed with injury and below-par performances, fell 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 as Brown, ranked 102 in the world, unleashed a barrage of thunderous serves and ground strokes, mixed ... Read More
July 7, 2015 In South Africa, The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee held an urgent meeting at a community hall in the South African township to discuss what they labeled the unaffordable electricity prices that state utility Eskom has been asking them to pay in the past months. It is recalled recently that SA police fired rubber bullets to deter angry demonstrators who set ... Read More
July 7, 2015 Sultry singer from Burundi, Khadja Nin, has become the latest person to add her voice to the chorus of critics of President Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza is seeking a third term in office despite protests from the people who want him gone, and amidst fears of a return to ethnic conflict in the east African ... Read More
July 7, 2015 John Kerry, United States Secretary of State, is healing nicely from his fracture and arrived for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme in Vienna on the 30th of June. The talks are expected to continue past a prior deadline for a comprehensive agreement that will end sanctions against Iran, in exchange for limits on its most sensitive nuclear activities for a decade at least. The ... Read More
July 7, 2015 The fourth Global Think Tank Summit has held in Beijing, attracting scholars and experts from different parts of the world who gathered and discussed global development issues beyond 2015. More than 600 representatives from around 30 countries, regions and international organizations took part, with scholars, former politicians, heads of international organizations and business leaders in attendance. The summit was put ... Read More
