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Greatest AfricansAfricaEducationJoburgSouth AfricaGreatest AfricansEmpowering young girls through dance and creativity, Dream Catchers Academy in Lagos is breaking barriers to provide free education for those who need it most. Check out their latest project, recreating iconic Black women, to raise funds for the school
Born in South Africa and exiled to neighbouring Eswatini, Regina Twala was one of southern Africa’s most important intellectuals: a pioneering writer, academic, political activist and feminist. Why, then, has she been all but forgotten?
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been awarded the Human Rights Global Treasure Award recognition of his lifelong commitment to advancing peace, equity, equality, and human rights as well as his unwavering commitment to speaking out on behalf of those often pushed to the margins of society. The award was announced on Thursday as part of...
“South Africa belongs to all the people who inhabit it by RIGHT and NOT by MIGHT” – A.P Mda (1955)Early YearsAs a young boy, Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda listened attentively as his grandmother related tales of how his family trekked from their home in the Qumbu region of the Transkei to where he was born in the Hershel district of the Leso...
Connie Chiume, an accomplished South African actress and filmmaker, has made significant contributions to African film and television. She recently won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Annual Royalty Soapie Awards, which is a prestigious accolade in the film and television industry.
SAFTA award-winning actress, director, producer, motivational speaker, and TV presenter Katlego Danke has shared a powerful message on her social media accounts, encouraging her followers to never stop dreaming.
95 years ago, a writer whose literary work and reputation would grow increasingly significant in the South African literary landscape was born. Daniel Canodoce “Can” Themba! He was born in Marabastad, Pretoria in 1924. He saw through h...
