South Africa: AKA – Slain Rapper Was a Once-in-a-Generation Pop Culture Sensation
[The Conversation Africa] AKA, South Africa’s most recognisable name in hip-hop, was gunned down – with his friend, celebrity chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane – outside a restaurant along Durban’s popular night spot Florida Road on 10 February.
South Africa: CCTV Footage of AKA’s Shooting Sparks Online Investigations
[Scrolla] CCTV footage of what is believed to be the moments when popular rapper AKA was gunned down has spiked unofficial investigations across social media platforms.
Zimbabwe: Hollywood-Based Zim Actor Tongayi Chirisa Lines Up Movie Project in Victoria Falls
[New Zimbabwe] Renowned Zimbabwean actor Tongayi Chirisa recently spent some time in the popular resort town of Victoria Falls, which he said would be the setting of his first big movie project in the country since his big break in the U.S.
South Africa: AKA Stood With Us, Spoke for Us – Heartbroken Zimbabweans Pay Tribute to Slain Rapper
[New Zimbabwe] The late South African hip hop star Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known as AKA has been saluted for the support he showed for the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter movement in solidarity messages flooding social media.
Rwanda: Tributes Pour in for Deceased Songwriter Rama Isibo
[New Times] Rama Isibo, a song writer and former columnist at The New Times, died at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), on February 10. He has been writing songs in the past decade and was regarded among the best composers in Rwanda’s music…
South Africa: Ronald Lamola Calls for Quick Arrest and Prosecution of Rapper AKA’s Killers
[Daily Maverick] Justice Minister Ronald Lamola kicked off his address to a meeting of the South African National Editors’ Forum on Saturday by passing his condolences to the family of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes, 35, who was shot dead outside a restau…
South Africa: South African Rap Star Gunned Down in Drive-By Shooting
[DW] Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, was shot and killed Friday in Durban on South Africa’s eastern coast.
South Africa: Curtain Closes On Idols South Africa After 21 Years
[allAfrica] Shock as the popular reality television show will end its run after 19 seasons.
South Africa: South African Rapper, AKA, Shot Dead
[Daily Trust] Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, South African Rapper known as AKA, has been shot dead.
Africa: African Fiction in 2023
[African Arguments] 2022 saw writers from Africa and the Diaspora bring us some literary gems (see our list of Best Books of 2022). 2023 promises to be no different. So here we bring you a list of some of the upcoming books by writers from Africa and t…