Last month, South Africa opened its arms out to the world and most people had no idea what to expect of the 2010 World Cup. With so many of the world’s best football teams competing, critics were easy to diminish African hopes of winning the tournament.
However, Africa has proven its critics wrong by demonstrating that [...]
While the eyes of the whole world zoom in on South Africa today, Londoners are gathering in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the first day of the first ever soccer World Cup to be hosted in Africa. The event is organised by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson in conjunction with the South African High Commission, [...]
The soccer World Cup finals when it starts Fri 11th June will not be the only show in town. Visitors will be able to benefit from a wide range of cultural events that will take place in Eastern Cape, where the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is situated.
The National Arts Festival (NAF) in Grahamstown is hosting [...]
The African continent has the lowest number of internet users in the world. This sad state of affairs is seriously holding back the development of the continent in terms of its citizens’ connectedness with the rest of the world, their access to information, and the subsequent development of knowledge, science and technology.
The BBC’s Special Report, [...]
Two African activists, Rene Ngongo and Catherine Hamlin, on Tuesday won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize”.
Ngongo, an activist working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been recognised for his efforts in protecting his countries rain forests. Hamlin, based in Ethiopia for the last five decades, has dedicated her [...]
On Africa’s future:
’We must start from the simple premise that Africa’s future is up to Africans. I say this knowing full well the tragic past that has sometimes haunted this part of the world. I have the blood of Africa within me, and my family’s own story encompasses both the tragedies and triumphs of the [...]
