Watch: Taylor Swift’s New Music Video For “Wildest Dreams” Shot In Africa But There Are No Black People In It
The video for American singer Taylor Swift’s new song “Wildest Dreams” has been viewed more than ten million times in the two days since it debuted. The video was shot in Africa and California. In it, we see two beautiful white people falling in love while surrounded by vast expanses of beautiful African landscapes and […]
U2’s Bono, D’banj, Diamond And Banky W Included In A Remix Of “Strong Girl” By African Girls
AFRICAN stars joined U2 frontman Bono on Friday in a campaign to use music to help empower women around the world. Bono and top African male musicians D’banj, Diamond and Banky W announced that they will be included in a remix of the song “Strong Girl,” a rallying cry for women’s empowerment which features top […]
US Superstar Tinashe Is More South African Than We Thought
US superstar Tinashe is more South African than we thought! The 2 On singer was on Narduwar recently, when she revealed that her dad actually performed with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. In fact, our Ladysmith Black Mambazo left such a big impression on Tinashe’s pops that he even decided to name his child, Thulani, after one […]
Burundi Ex-Army Chief Killed As Fears Grow Of A New Civil War
The former head of Burundi’s army during its 13-year civil war was assassinated Saturday, further fuelling fears of a new civil war in the restive east central African country. Colonel Jean Bikomagu, a key figure in the former Tutsi-dominated army, was gunned down in his car by unidentified assailants as he was about to enter […]
Ivory Coast President Ouattara Denies Mugabe Entry
ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe said that African leaders have refused to recognise his leadership on regional bodies at the prodding of the French government. Mugabe told the central committee of the ruling Zanu-PF party on Friday that he’s been snubbed by regional leaders while serving as rotating chairman of the African Union (AU) and the […]
First African Tour de France team riders racially abused, called ‘n*****s’
The first African team to compete in the Tour de France claim their black riders have been subjected to racism and bullying in the professional peloton. On a day when MTN-Qhubeka celebrated the first black African rider to wear a Grand Tour jersey Daniel Teklehaimanot was in the polka dot ‘King of the Mountains’ jersey […]
Investments to increase in Zimbabwe if black economic empowerment drive is relaxed
Signs that Zimbabwe is relaxing its black economic empowerment drive could see a rise in British investments in the southern African nation, according to an embassy report, following an exodus of investors in recent years. Known as “indigenisation” in Zimbabwe, the empowerment policy aims to redress colonial-era imbalances by forcing foreign companies to sell majority […]
Alara, A New Retail Store In Lagos Preffered By Nigeria’s rich
Take a sought-after architect, add the king of “new Africa cuisine” and a smattering of famous designers, and you get a concept-store in Lagos that seeks to bring modern African luxury to Nigeria’s ultra-rich. The chaotic, cosmopolitan metropolis has largely failed to cater for its mega-rich minority despite a big appetite for high-end shopping and […]
Angola’s Luanda, the most expensive city for ‘expats’
For the third year in a row Luanda, the capital of Angola, has held its grip on the title of being the most expensive city in the world for privileged migrant workers commonly known as expats So Mercer, the reputed global research body, released its 2015 Cost of Living Rankings which names the most (and […]