“Hey, have you seen Twi porn before?” he asked. “You’re joking” was my response. Twi porn? He put in a DVD and yes; it was a porn film with a heterosexual Ghanaian couple speaking Twi throughout.
Sport, Arts and Culture How to make a film about America
Judging by the trailer of the new Adam Sandler movie “Blended”, Hollywood is still very much in the business of stereotyping Africa and Africans. Well, two can play at that game. Moonshine is the drink of choice in America, isn’t it?
Politics and Society Malawi army to grow presence as unhappy voters torch house
Aggrieved voters torched a building set to be used as a voting station outside the capital Blantyre on Tuesday, Nyasa Times reported
Lifestyle Vagina tightening trend in Zimbabwe
As the presence of vagina tightening herbs and concoction grows in Zimbabwe, it seems more and more women are turning to this option to keep their men happy
Lifestyle Nigerians and their sex toys
If most Nigerians are to be believed, we do not use sex toys. But somebody’s buying all the sex toys sold in Nigeria, and it’s not uncommon to see ads for sex toys in newspapers. Are we just shy about talking about using “aids” to jazz up our sex lives?
Politics and Society Malawi voting body ready for national elections
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has congratulated all the political parties and supporters for the peaceful campaign that ended on Sunday, in anticipation of the tightly contested elections due to commence on Tuesday, the Maravi Post reported
Politics and Society South African mob justice case: Investigations ongoing, arrests made
Remember the shocking South African mob justice video that went viral last week? According to Times Live (SA), we have recent learnt that the SAPA police are investigating the matter and so far arrests have been made. Incase you missed […]
Politics and Society Uganda criminalises HIV transmission
On Tuesday Uganda passed a law that criminalises the transmission of HIV and made it legal for medical staff to disclose a patient’s HIV status with or without their consent, Independent Online reported
Sport, Arts and Culture Rejecting the “exoticism” of African art
The 11th Biennale of Contemporary African Art kicked off in Dakar last week, and one of the participating artists is Ezra Wube from Ethiopia. Ezra lives in America, and talks to TIA about the labels that confine African artists abroad.