Yemi Alade To Speak At Midem 2018

Johannesburg – South Africa, April 2018 – Midem, home to the global music community, last month announced the launch of its High-Potential Markets Programme designed to assist music professionals from around the world by encouraging business development and the discovery of new talent.   The new initiative aims to foster bilateral exchanges between international and…

Full Speech: President Cyril Ramaphosa First #SONA Delivery

State of the nation address by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa 16 February 2018 Parliament Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Thandi Modise, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, Former President Thabo Mbeki,…

Sixteen and Pregnant

Three Mzansi teenagers are raising the lid on the reality of teen pregnancy in a courageous documentary designed to help educate young people about what it’s really like to be sixteen and pregnant in modern day South Africa. With the most recent government data showing that 15,500 South African school-age students fell pregnant in the…

2017 Zimbabwe Achievers Awards Winners

The annual Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) 2017 took place on Saturday at The Cumberland Hotel in London. Here is the full list of winners: Community Champion of the Year – Dorcas Gwata Event of the Year – SAMA Festival 2016 Fashion Designer of the Year – Tapiwa Dingwiza Female Entrepreneur – Hanani Nqo Female Personality…

South African legendary actor dies in car accident

Legendary actor, songwriter and film producer Joe Mafela has died, Generations: The Legacy publicist Gaaratwe Mokhethi confirmed. Mokhethi confirmed that he died in a car accident on his way home from Soweto. “He has passed away. It was a car accident and he was on his way home from Soweto. But the family will make…

Life For Immigrant Communities in the UK Remains Gloomy

LIFE for immigrant communities in the UK remains gloomy, but many put on brave faces when they talk to those back home.  All is not rosy abroad. In January this year, a Zimbabwean woman’s body was found in an abandoned house in Manchester after a cold-blooded murder. She had previously survived a suicide attempt as…

South Africa’s No.1 hustler to hustle R1m for students

The Sbusiso Leope Education Foundation (S.L.E.F) 2017 empowerment programme is designed to promote youth propelling forward with their education specifically matriculates entering into tertiary education. In 2017 S.L.E.F has identified successful students who matriculated in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KZN and plan to use its collective resources to pledge towards their futures. The 2nd Annual S.L.E.F…

Gospel star Lundi Tyamara is no more

Award-winning gospel star, Lundi Tyamara, has died from stomach TB and liver complications in an Edenvale hospital in the early hours of Friday morning. The Mphefumlo Wami hitmaker was moved to ICU on Monday after his condition rapidly deteriorated and he was put on life support. Lundi, 38, was first admitted to hospital in December after returning…