Events in Nigeria end up unfolding at so dizzying a pace that oftentimes it gets hazy to recount them. Like in these pre-electioneering times, when they appear in a perpetual fast-forward mode. So much so, in fact, that the present…
Periscope of the roots of Nigeria’s economic woes — Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
Solutions to problems, whatever the ramification, are never far to fetch. In so far as those labouring to solve them are as well minded as to get to the root of the matter first. Ditto the numerous problems confronting our…
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding…
Tkinzy releases “Stranger of Braamfontein”
Anthony Felix, popularly known as Tkinzy, has released “Stranger of Braamfontein”, a song which shines light on how the foreign nationals are being treated in South Africa through the means of Xenophobia and racial injustice. Inspired by Onyeka Nwelue’s crime…
South Africa President apologises to Nigeria for “acts of criminality and violence”
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday went down memory lane, recalling roles played by Nigeria in engendering majority rule in South Africa, and ending the apartheid segregationist policy. Spokesman to President Buhari, Femi Adesina, said in a statement that he was receiving…
‘The Good Doctor’: South Africa in transition from apartheid to black rule –Toni Kan
Damon Galgut’s The Good Doctor (Penguin 2004) is regarded by many, including most of his peers, as his most accomplished yet especially in terms of his superb evocation of a bleak landscape which stands as a metaphor for the uncertain…
2 DIFF best documentaries now automatically qualify for Oscar consideration
Winners of Best International Documentary and Best SA Documentary at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) will now automatically qualify for Oscar consideration. The festival has been notified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of this inclusion,…