Time Out
A few of us are taking a break from daily blogging to enjoy what's left of
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Rita Nketiah
Rita Nketiah is a feminist researcher, writer and activist living in Accra, Ghana.
Traffic Report
Ahead of every World Cup or Olympics, sensational media reports of sex trafficking and prostitution are never borne out by facts.
Who Are We?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoqsw3n8D6g&w=500&h=307&rel=0] My man Gary Younge, New York-based feature writer and columnist for The Guardian, has a
The Liberation of Afrikaans
A new film – and play – want to mainstream Afrikaans’ creole origins; a historical reality odds with Afrikaner nationalist visions of language.
Music Mondays
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TU7lhqnN0&w=500&h=307&rel=0] From an article in last week's "Detroit Metro Times": '... In the '60s, Motown was
Ezra Ngcukana, R.I.P.
Woke up this morning with the sad news in my email inbox--from music journalist Gwen Ansell--that
Banksy in Mali
These were apparently done in Mali in early 2010, but only posted online now. (We'll debate
Ivorian independence
Côte d’Ivoire is turning 50 — it became independent on August 7, 1960 — and my Ivorian friend doesn’t feel eager to celebrate.
The Worse Rapper on The Internets?
That's the only way to explain the "career" of the really bad rapper, Bangs (Sudan-born, Australian-based),
Worth Complaining About
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW30WslahMc&w=500&h=307&rel=0] South African TV spot.
Cape Town Styling
The postponed revolution of South African fashion blogger Malibongwe Tyilo.
The Ticket
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS777uvHKVg&w=500&h=307&rel=0] Video of short sketch comedy scene with South African actors from a Dutch TV show.
Africa: The Final Frontier
The new colonialism: the Africa being carved up into game reserves and concession areas to provide exclusive eco experiences for the rich.
Congo: The benefit of the doubt has expired
Anyone who knows anything about Cold War politics, knows the CIA had a hand in Lumumba’s murder. The only difference now is that it’s been proven.
Friday Links
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNWagG9U5Vg&w=500&h=300&rel=o] "Who is the President of the United States of America?" Side-splitting Nigerian comedy skit. *
A Big Issue
What to do with a new ad for the Cape Town, South Africa, magazine meant to support and highlight the lives of its homeless population.
Review: ‘Héritage Congo’
Guest Blogger, Tom DeVriendt Pitcho Womba Konga hails from Congo but moved to Belgium at the
Bananas and Baboons
This time, R.W. Johnson, the British-South African writer, had gone too far even for the London Review of Books ‘ editors. They took down a post of his.
100% African Rock
[vodpod id=Video.4068575&w=480&h=395&fv=] Last month South Africans BLK JKS played the Festival Rio Loco in the south of France--for
Monday Blues
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8VOKhRr0eg&w=500&h=300&rel=0] The latest video by the original hip hop artist Gil Scott Heron--who is back. This