Tag Archives: AFRICAN

At the 23rd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, songstress Sefa acted in a way that was considered disrespectful by some social media users when she failed to collect her plaque for winning the ‘Popular Afrobeats Song of the Year’ award before moving towards the microphone to deliver her speech. In a …

Barbadian music star and fashion icon, Rihanna, has announced the arrival of her body care range of products on the African continent. The artiste cum businesswoman posted on Twitter (May 10) that the Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin range of products will be dropping in Africa on May 27th. Ghana …

More than 12 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic to work as slaves between 1515 and the mid-19th Century. Some two million of the enslaved men, women and children died on their way to the Americas. The slave trade began after the Portuguese started their exploration of the …

Sarkcess music boss, Sarkodie, has proposed to the government to make it possible for artists to own diplomatic passports. According to the renowned rapper, artists are also ambassadors who shine more lights on their various countries. Speaking to the media in Paris ahead of the ‘Accra in Paris’ concert on …

One would have thought that an anointed, soul-winning Gospel minister’s marriage would have been full of bliss. However, it is increasingly becoming common that in recent times, marriages of such artists are being saddled with some of the scariest breakups and controversies ever. Unfortunately, these ministers of the Gospel are …

The global leader in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, Speedtest, has released the ranking of mobile and fixed broadband speeds from around the world. On the fixed broadband speeds, Speedtest Global Index has ranked Ghana number one in Africa and 79th globally, with a speed of 53.28 Megabit …

A Gauteng teenager dubbed “South Africa’s youngest serial rapist” by police has been handed a 30-year prison sentence. The teen was found guilty of raping three boys. The 17-year-old was recently sentenced in the Palm Ridge Regional Court. Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello said: The teenager is believed to be the …

South Africa has announced the ending of Covid restrictions, two years after they were imposed. In a televised address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the national state of disaster would end at midnight on Monday. Masks will still be required indoors for another month.. He said although the pandemic was not …

Five years ago, a South African student embarked on a spending spree and treated herself to the good things of life after a bank error credited her account with about $1 million. On June 1, 2017, Sibongile Mani, who was then a student at South Africa’s Walter Sisulu University (WSU), …

The African line up for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup has been concluded with the return leg matches of the play-off round completed in sensational and exciting fashion on Tuesday. African champions Senegal headline the five African countries to proceed to the World Cup alongside Morocco, Ghana, Tunisia and …