Africa: A Brief History of the Diss Track – From the Roxanne Wars to Megan Thee Stallion
[The Conversation Africa] Released last month, Houston-born rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s hit song Hiss is a textbook diss record. Fans and critics have suggested the track takes aim at multiple artists including Tory Lanez, Nicki Minaj and Drake. Minaj…
Africa: Ai Will Let Us Read ‘Lost’ Ancient Works in the Library At Herculaneum for the First Time
[The Conversation Africa] On 19 October 1752, a discovery was made 20 metres underneath the town of Resina, near Naples in Italy. Peasants digging wells in the area around Mount Vesuvius had struck marble statuary and mosaic pavements – and they also f…
Africa: Women in South Africa’s Armed Struggle – New Book Records History At First Hand
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s young democracy was a culmination of years of sweat, blood and revolution against the apartheid regime. In the early 1960s, after decades of “non-violence” as a policy of resistance, the African National Congres…
Zimbabwe: Zim Cultural, Musical Festival Preps At Advanced Stage
[The Herald] Organisers for the much-awaited Zimbabwe Cultural and Musical Festival to be held next month in the United States, have said preparations for the show are at an advanced stage.
Zimbabwe: One Love Movie Hits Box Office . . . Ziggy Marley Shares Memory of Late Father
[The Herald] Bob Marley: One Love made its debut as part of the 2024 movie schedule this past week, and it seems that like the beloved musician himself, the biopic can really draw a crowd.
Uganda: Entebbe Leaders Clarify On a Move to Refurbish Old Structures
[Nile Post] Entebbe, Uganda’s first administrative town, holds several historical sites, parks and gardens, schools, residential houses and among others that were built under the colonial rule.
Africa: Bob Marley’s Eldest Son Says Their Visit to Zimbabwe Is Top of His Special Moments With Late Reggae Icon
[New Zimbabwe] ZIGGY Marley, legendary reggae icon Bob Marley’s eldest son with wife Rita has listed their visit to Zimbabwe in 1980 as the most special moment he had with his father.
Africa: Maria’s Keepers – One Woman’s Escape From the Jehovah’s Witnesses Church in South Africa
[Daily Maverick] Sam Human’s new book ‘Maria’s Keepers’ tells the story of Maria, a former Jehovah’s Witness in South Africa, and reveals gender victimisation, sexual abuse and cover-ups within the church.
East Africa: What Are Sabaki Languages? How People Formed Ethnic Groups Along the Coast of East Africa
[The Conversation Africa] A new book called Ethnicity, Identity and Conceptualizing Community in Indian Ocean East Africa tracks the history of the coastal communities of east Africa and how the Sabaki family of Bantu languages was formed, shaped in pa…
Zimbabwe: Nervous Conditions – On Translating One of Zimbabwe’s Most Famous Novels Into Shona
[The Conversation Africa] The publishing journey of Zimbabwean writer and film-maker Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions wasn’t easy. Yet the novel is today considered by many as one of Africa’s 100 best books of the 20th century and is studied at …