THE crowd was mammoth and ecstatic. Everyone, young and old, VIP and ordinary, got on their feet, singing and dancing along. Akon did not disappoint. His live concert on Friday night was worth every penny revellers paid for it.
WITH her latest novel Get a Life (2005) Gordimer turns to an entirely new topic, not only in her own oeuvre, but also in South African literature: ecology and environmental protection.
Beatrice Lamwaka is the author of Anena's Victory, one of the Fountain Junior Living Youth Series. Her short stories appear in various anthologies and she has founded a book club that will meet once a month to discuss books. She
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) have endowed two awards at the on-going Zuma Film Festival. A copy of yesterday's "ZUMA Digest" said that NAN endowed the best movie journalist award while the NTA
Wadzanayi Farm was a beehive of activity last weekend as artistes from different genres descended on the small community of Lalapansi, about 42km from Gweru.
Indeed one does not need dreadlocks to be a Rasta. Canaman, a reggae outfit from Spain, proved this to be true after staging one of the best shows at the recently ended Harare International Festival of the Arts.
The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality will on Tuesday bestow the Freedom of the City award on former President Nelson Mandela in recognition of his role in a democratic South Africa.
This year's Dar es Salaam Charity Goat Races will be held at the Leaders Club on August 23, British Airways manager to Tanzania Saada Juma has confirmed.
THOUGH in essence primarily contributing to the already established and over-saturated Namibian music industry, the Cell One Road to Fame is now fast nearing its conclusion.
The 6 th edition of the international colloquium on the history of Tunisian steppes will be jointly organized by the Agency for the promotion of heritage and the regional committee for the preservation of heritage of the Kasserine governorate. The
ARTISTS for Democracy in Zimbabwe Trust (ADZT), an organisation with interests in lobbying for and fighting for the rights of artists, is assisting artists who are affected by the ongoing political violence sweeping through the country.
MultiChoice Namibia has rolled out its DStv education bouquet of eight premium channels to 100 under-resourced schools across the country, with plans to extend this service to 50 more schools every six months.
MOST visitors to the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) last week left home equipped with folding chairs and cooler boxes filled with snacks and drinks. Opera fans picnicked in style with cold beef, Dijon mustard and rocket sandwiches
Popularly known by the nickname 'Sampie', upcoming Namibian artist Werner Mouton is one of six budding Namibian artists selected to display their works at an exhibition taking place in the capital city this week.
The University of Namibia choir has come up with a musical play through which it will showcase Namibia's traditional culture at an international festival in Germany which starts on May 13.
The Cell One Road to Fame knockout round has started and the regional finalists went straight to work on arrival in Windhoek last week on Monday, it was announced in a press release.
IN a unique lap of elegance, she appeared on a dimly lit stage and threw a tentative greeting to an audience she was meeting for the first time in her fledging music career.
THE 2008 edition of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) proved to be a showcase of the spirit of determination among Zimbabweans in a harsh political and economic environment.
