I Laugh When I Cry
I remember listening to British singer/songwriter, Jess Glynne’s Home (produced by Bless Beats) for the first time in February of 2014 and thinking, “Man, this girl has got it.” I...
Should Shakespeare Be Taught In Africa?
Should Shakespeare’s plays be taught in Africa’s schools and universities? It’s a question that emerges, sometimes flippantly and sometimes in earnest, when conversations about post-colonialism and decolonization turn to...
S.A Singer Opens Up About Working With Dr Dre
Pietermaritzburg born Candice Pillay spills the details on working with Hip Hop's greats after she was featured in Dr Dre's first album in sixteen years.
Pillay features on two tracks,...
Settle Down and start Settlers’ing
There are two types of people in the world - those who Settlers of Catan, and those who think they play games.
I used to be a big Risk fan....
Conforming To Culture
When it comes to who we are, what we enjoy and how we do things; we're often mocked, ridiculed, judged and criticized. Before you know it, you're adapting who you are and how you do things to...
Ronald Muchatuta The Artist
We speak to our good friend, Zimbabwean born artist Ronald Muchatuta. We first met Ronald a while back, he was at our launch event exhibiting some of his illustrations, so...
Usain Bolt Wins World 100m Title
Usain Bolt produced perhaps his greatest performance of all as he put a troubled build-up behind him to beat two-time doper and clear favourite Justin Gatlin to retain his...
Can I Be Anonymous On Social Media?
What sort of trail do you leave online? Do you comment as yourself? Do you think that using only the first initial of your last name doesn’t link to...
Black Barbie – Why She Keeps Making The News
Every now and then as I’m scrolling through articles online I come across stories about black Barbie dolls. One story from a while back was about a father who...
Africa Still Serving Colonial Masters
We Africans often complain about all that colonialism has done to us in the past. However, we are still feeding our colonial masters after all this time.
Thinking about it...