The Hall of Shame
We couldn't resist including a post with some of the lowlights of 2011.
Media
The Year of the Woman
2011 was the year of pro-democracy movements and they were largely pushed and pulled by women.
The Top 10 African films of 2011
2011 was a good year for African cinema. In various cinema seats and at home, I’ve
Health care for all
The health news - with major implications for Africans living on the continent - that made the headlines in 2011.
10 photographers to watch in 2012
As part of a series of year-end posts–we’re taking a break from Friday, December 23, till
R.I.P. Cesária Évora
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yffEiWHIoZI&w=600&h=349] This morning, Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora passed away in Mandelo, São Vicente, the island
Music Break. Friday Bonus Edition
Ploughing through the blog’s archives to come up with a fair selection of ten videos for
Helen Zille’s ‘AIDS Gestapo’
The leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance makes offensive remarks about AIDS, then smears her critics, AIDS activists and journalists, as Nazis.
Swazi Bull
Politics, repression, religion, exile, tradition and mysticism in Swaziland, Southern Africa's last absolute monarchy.
Shameless Self Promotion
It’s that time of year again. The students in my required Media and Culture course at
Music Break. Ghostpoet
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 Mike Skinner playing keys in this “improvised” video for Ghostpoet makes perfect sense. The online
Wonder Woman can beat breast cancer
The Mozambican Associação da Luta Contra o Cancer (ALCC) enlists female superheroes to raise awareness around
The fear-riddled DNA
A new ad for how DNA works feeds into a fear-riddled white South African state of mind about black crime and blacks-as-a-class as criminals.
"The Somali Neurosis"
14-minute clip from a recent TV profile by Norwegian television of a visit by Somali novelist
The Economist’s “Africa”
The Economist changed its verdict from "Hopeless Africa" to "Africa Rising" in eleven years. But few care about the latest verdict.
Adapting African literature for the screen
In a recent video interview (first spotted on film blog Shadow and Act), Kenyan film director
Helping Themba
The Dutch ‘Stop Aids Now!’ campaigns have a long tradition of appealing to potential donors in
On Brand Nigeria
A quick read of comments to recent posts defending gay rights, point to how deep-seated and widespread homophobia is in Nigeria.
Viral Culture: The 2-year old rapper
By midday today almost 120,000 people had viewed the video of 2-year old Khaliyl Iloyi, the
Car Commercials and Primitive Peoples
It could have been just another dull TV ad featuring an Inca boy, Maori warriors, or