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WATCH: The mummification of pharaoh Seti the first, Egypt’s most well preserved mummy
Seti the first, the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, was a king of the New Kingdom 19th Dynasty of Egypt and the father of Ramesses II.
WATCH: SA couple pokes fun at Malema’s ‘Kiss the Boer’ in hilarious video
In true South African style, social media was abuzz with funny memes and reactions to Julius Malema’s ’Kiss the Boer’ statement.
UK restaurant’s ‘sexist’ dress code slammed after asking women to wear ‘tight dresses’
The restaurant and bar has been branded ’out of touch’ after sharing its dress code, which asks men to wear jackets and women to wear tight clothing.
Ben Enwonwu: First African painter commissioned to do an official portrait of Queen Elizabeth
He is recognised for his distinctive style, blending native aesthetics with Western methods.
Tech start-ups need urgent investment to drive Africa’s digital transformation
The World Economic Forum has released its latest report, “Attracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa”.
Tanzania’s first Netflix film highlights shared experiences of different women
is a story about the painful circumstances in which some women find themselves in the pursuit of a perfect life and why the life they yearn for may not be as rosy as it seems.
Ghanaian Canadian artist uses black Lego to illustrate African civilisation
Rooted in his childhood hobby and intrinsic creativity, Nimako’s formal arts education and background as a lifelong multidisciplinary artist inform his process and signature aesthetic.
Africa Year in Review 2021
As the curtains close for 2021 with the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to grip the world, many African individuals and businesses rose above it all to highlight African excellence, but Africa has also had a challenging year on both political,…
Kenya’s Patricia Kingori shatters glass ceiling to become youngest black woman professor at Oxford…
At 28 years old, Kingori is the youngest black woman to hold this position at one of the leading universities in the world, becoming the youngest black woman to be awarded a full professorship at Oxford University in its 925-year history.
Nigerian medical illustrator Chidiebere Ibe brings diversity to medicine with black medical drawings
Chidiebere's work is starting a serious conversation in the exclusion of Black people from medical literature.