Zimbabwe: Model Wants Boy Child Recognised

[ad_1] Victoria Falls model, Future Nyoni, who is set to represent Zimbabwe in Sierra Leone at the Mr Africa International pageant running from December 12-24, has called for the recognition of the boy child. Mr Africa International was founded by Ayotunde Fabamwo in 2012 to empower and groom male models. Zimbabwe's hopes of winning the contest would be on Nyoni, who started modelling in 2017 under the mentorship of former Miss Zimbabwe, Samantha Tshuma. In an interview with The Herald […]

October 23, 2024 2

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Ethiopia: The Atse Tewodros Project Aims At Reconciliation Between Ethiopians and Italians

[ad_1] Gabriella Ghermandi is a singer, performer and writer born in Addis Ababa in 1965 to an Italian father and an Italian-Eritrean mother raised in Ethiopia. Ghermandi moved to Italy in 1979, during the harsh repression of the military Derg regime in Ethiopia. Her work has always revolved around the complex relationship between her two countries. In 2010, she created a musical ensemble, the Atse Tewodros Project, a collective of Italian and Ethiopian musicians dedicated to fostering mutual dialogue and […]

October 23, 2024 2

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Nigeria: Suspected Cultists Kill Scores During Traditional Festival in Anambra

[ad_1] Awka — Tragedy struck in Nibo, Anambra State, yesterday, as scores of lives mostly youths were lost in a brutal attack suspected to have been launched by cultists. The perpetrators, reportedly arriving in a black Lexus SUV, stormed an eatery in the community and opened fire indiscriminately, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Indigenes of the community, mostly youths who were in the public celebrating the Onea Asat festival were gunned down. The crime scene is a few […]

October 23, 2024 2

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Africa: Some People Love to Scare Themselves in an Already Scary World – Here’s the Psychology of Why

[ad_1] Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses - and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn sheds were turned into halls of horror, and masked men nipped at our ankles with (chainless) chainsaws as we waited in line, anticipating deeper frights to come once we were inside. I'm not the only one who loves a good scare. Halloween attractions company America Haunts estimates Americans are spending upward of US$500 […]

October 22, 2024 2

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Africa: If Your Child Is Watching TV and Playing Online Games, You Should Do It With Them – Here’s Why

[ad_1] Young children spend a lot of time using screens: watching television, playing on touchscreen apps, or Facetiming with grandparents. In fact, research on global screen time guidelines has found that around 75% of children aged up to two years use some form of digital media daily, and 64% of children aged two to five years use it for more than an hour a day. Digital media is part of children's lives and is set to stay that way. This […]

October 22, 2024 2

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Zimbabwean Filmmaker, Activist Chosen for Spendlove Prize

[ad_1] Tsitsi Dangarembga, a renowned Zimbabwean filmmaker, novelist and cultural activist, was selected as the 16th recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance . Tsitsi Dangarembga is best known for her critically acclaimed 1988 debut novel, "Nervous Conditions." The first book by a Black Zimbabwean woman to be published in English, it won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and is celebrated for its incisive portrayal of colonialism, gender and identity in postcolonial Africa. The […]

October 22, 2024 2

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South Africa: Loaded for Bear – Shameful Hat-Trick – Three SA World Heritage Sites Are Threatened By Sewage

[ad_1] South Africa has failed in its obligations as a signatory of the Unesco Convention to protect its World Heritage Sites. No less than three Unesco World Heritage Sites in South Africa - the Cradle of Humankind, the Vredefort Dome and Robben Island - are threatened by sewage pollution. This hat-trick of shame is probably a world record, an odious podium finish that reeks of state failure and one that will make South Africa a skunk in the hallways of […]

October 22, 2024 2

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Nigeria: NPFL, Nilayo Seal Deal for All-Star Game – Davido, Burna Boy to Dazzle Fans

[ad_1] Abuja — The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and Nilayo Sports Management Limited (NSML) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to organize the NPFL All-Star Game at the end of the current season. The partnership aims to elevate the league's profile, create a more engaging atmosphere for fans, and attract private-sector investment. The All-Star Game will feature 22 players from the North and 22 from the South, with two coaches from each zone. Celebrity coaches, including Ayo Makun, […]

October 22, 2024 1

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Nigeria: Bobrisky Enjoyed Special Privileges but No Evidence He Was Kept Outside Prison – Report

[ad_1] She said the report contained findings regarding Bobrisky and allegations against some personnel at the Kuje Correctional Centre by Abdulrasheed Maina. A report by the federal government's investigative panel has stated that there was no evidence indicating that Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) lived outside the Correctional Service Centre within his six months of imprisonment. The report by the panel, set up by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to look into allegations of gross violation of standard operating procedures within […]

October 22, 2024 2

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