Zambian woman inspiring others to go back to school
LUSAKA– Getrude Muletalimo is now a household name in Lilanda Township, one of the densely populated residential areas in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, as Muletalimo, 57 and a mother of three,…
LUSAKA– Getrude Muletalimo is now a household name in Lilanda Township, one of the densely populated residential areas in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, as Muletalimo, 57 and a mother of three,…
MOGADISHU — Rufai Mohamed Hussein’s day starts at dawn every day and his goal is to ensure every child in Somalia attains literacy in a country whose education system has…
Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy burst onto the global stage in 2018 with a slew of irresistible hits on his third album, Outside, accompanied…
Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town Asake’s first commercial releases, beginning with the song Lady in 2020, didn’t really portend a seismic shift in Nigeria’s teeming Afrobeats scene. The 27-year-old…
Garhe Osiebe, Rhodes University There can no longer be any doubt that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician, activist and father of Afrobeat music, has become an easy career booster…
Samson Uchenna Eze, University of Nigeria The global appreciation of West Africa’s Afrobeats music has grown significantly in the last decade. Afrobeats stars are touring the world, racking up record…
Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town There are a record number of African nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards and they are almost all from West Africa – Angelique Kidjo…
Garhe Osiebe, Rhodes University Another Grammy Awards season and there is a growing list of African nominees. For African music enthusiasts, it is heartwarming that recognition is being accorded to…
Chijioke Ngobili, University of Nigeria The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 shut down nearly all physical and social human activities. For musical practice…
Retief Müller, VID Specialized University Water is a scarce commodity in much of Africa, particularly in southern Africa. This is well symbolised in the name of the Botswana national currency,…