Namibia: EU Backs Namibia’s Cultural Data Drive With €5m (N$104 M) for Unesco Indicators Project
[Namibian] European Union (EU) ambassador Ana-Beatriz Martins at the kick-off workshop, Windhoek, 1 July 2025
Zimbabwe: Shoko Festival Unveils International Collaborations for 15th Edition – King Kandoro to Perform
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe’s premier urban culture event, Shoko Festival, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this September with a landmark edition themed “The Legacy XV”, which will see a blend of international collaborations and local acts.
South Africa: Feya Faku As I Knew Him – a Tribute to the Great South African Jazz Trumpeter
[The Conversation Africa] Lex Futshane, the South African bass player in the 1992 student band NU Jazz Connection, was the first to tell me that the great South African jazz trumpeter Feya Faku had died while touring Switzerland on 23 June. He was born…
Zimbabwe: City to City – A Night of High Hopes, Bold Experiment Undermined By Chaos, Missed Cues
[New Zimbabwe] It was a huge gamble that the young turks of Zimbabwean music took.
Zimbabwe: Socialite Mai Jeremaya’s Rape Trial Comes to an End, Suspects to Know Fate Friday
[New Zimbabwe] The defense hearing in a matter two Harare men are accused of raping a socialite, Ashley Masendeke popularly known as Mai Jeremaya came to an end on Monday with judgement expected this Friday.
South Africa: New Book Tells the Life of Veteran Activist Mandla Majola
[GroundUp] The book was written by two professors from the United States
Zimbabwe: ‘Money Has No Colour’ Zanu-PF Youth Leader Buys Job Sikhala’s Book
[263Chat] A book chronicling the life of opposition stalwart and human rights defender, Job Sikhala was bought for US$760 by ruling ZANU PF deputy youths commissioner and president for Africa youths congress, Taurai Kandishaya after he outbid other pot…
Zimbabwe: ‘Not in Our Name’ – South African Artists Condemn Gayton Mckenzie’s Xenophobic Tirade
[New Zimbabwe] Actress Thandi Sebe has joined a growing chorus of South African artists condemning Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, for spreading Afrophobic hate speech.
South Africa: Soweto Designer Creates Bulletproof Bag With Xhosa Flair
[Scrolla] Hlumelo Nyaluza’s new luxury bag protects against most handgun bullets. The designer has partnered with Armoured Mobility to gift his bulletproof bags to clients buying their bulletproof cars.
South Africa: Zulu Royals Say Shaka Ilembe Disrespected Princess Mkabayi
[Scrolla] Princess Mkabayi is shown grabbing a man for sex in a scene that shocked the royal family. The royal house says it was not warned about the scene, which they say is disrespectful and false.