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Rwanda’s president says that the man portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda” will stand trial for allegedly supporting rebel violence. President Paul Kagame,… Read More »Kagame Sets the Record Straight on Latest Arrest
Protesters have forced several stores of a South African health and beauty company to close, after it ran a hair advertisement they deemed racist. The… Read More »Beauty Chain Faces the Wrath of South Africans Over Racist Ad Campaign
South African travellers may have the opportunity to travel within the African continent should the country fast-track the reopening of its regional borders. Tourism Minister… Read More »Creating a Southern African Travel Bubble
A handful of outfitters run trips in wildlife-dense areas of eastern and Southern Africa, but because of the necessary riding experience, the activity is relatively… Read More »Horseback Riding in the Okavango Delta
Timing for the opening of one of South Africa’s most loved holiday destinations, hitsthree birds with one stone. September is spring in South Africa, it… Read More »The Sun Comes Up on Sun City
The untimely death at 43 of actor Chadwick Boseman stirred great emotion across the African continent. The actor, proud of his ancestry in Nigeria and… Read More »Africans Mourn ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman: “We Have Lost One of Ours”
When Akon, the Senegalese-American music sensation, first announced plans to build a futuristic city in Senegal, many assumed it was just a publicity stunt. Now… Read More »Akon Unveils $6 Billion ‘Futuristic’ City to Mixed Reviews
African fashion used to be a catch-all phrase that promoted stereotypical images and rarely showed the diversity that exists under that umbrella. Thanks to the… Read More »South African Fashion’s New Wave
Her debut work ‘Chewing Gum’ thrust British-Ghanaian actress Michaela Cole into the spotlight, and she’s now using her latest work to do the same for… Read More »Interview: How Michaela Cole’s ‘I May Destroy You’ Makes Space for Black Creators
With their unerring eye and passion for design, husband and wife team, Julian and Trevyn McGowan, have put South African design on the map. Former… Read More »How Southern Guild Became a Go-To Source for South African Design