The ‘Serengeti’ is the title of a new, six-part wildlife docuseries series by the Discovery Channel debuting this August. The series will highlight the majestic animals of Tanzania’s Serengeti region and their day-to-day lives. It will also feature an original score and narration by Academy Award-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o
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Arts and Culture Kenyan MP thrown out of parliament for breastfeeding baby
A Kenyan MP was ejected from parliament after she brought, and tried to breastfeed her baby in the house. Zuleikha Hassan brought her five-month-old baby into parliament because of an emergency at home. Many African countries are still lagging behind in supporting breastfeeding in the workplace. Governments, and employers are obligated to provide an environment that empowers women to breastfeed their children.
Arts and Culture How our African ancestors made sound in the Stone Age
Working with bone artefacts from archaeological sites in South Africa’s southern Cape region, we’ve been able to show that some implements might have been used for sound production in the past.
Arts and Culture Toni Morrison: American literary giant made it her life’s work to ensure that black lives (and voices) matter
With her writing, and her work as a publisher, Morrison brought the African-American experience to the fore in the US and around the world.
Arts and Culture Destination Festivals: Bayimba International Festival of the Arts in Uganda
Uganda boasts of a thriving music scene, and the multidisciplinary Bayimba International Festival of the Arts recently held in Lunkulu Island serves to bolster the various art forms. The four-day event has become an important platform for the consumption, and authentic experience of various exciting artistic acts.
Arts and Culture The most influential American author of her generation, Toni Morrison’s writing was radically ambiguous
In her creative and critical work, Toni Morrison sought to remap the contours of American literature and culture.
Arts and Culture New media is misrepresenting women in Africa: what feminists can do
Feminists in Africa must step up to the challenge and redress the manner in which African women are portrayed in the digital age.
Arts and Culture It’s Sarabi’s pride, Mufasa just lives there: a biologist on The Lion King
Lions don’t generally have armies of hyenas, but not every aspect of The Lion King is inaccurate.
Arts and Culture Beijing Foreign Studies University has set up a Zulu department
A Chinese University has set up a Zulu department officially promoting the language as a programme offered at undergraduate level thus strengthening ties between the two countries.