One of Africa’s most inspirational women and 2009 CNN Global Hero Betty Makoni is another stellar name to lend her support to UK-based social enterprise iROCK for their first London fundraiser Tribes of Africa scheduled for Africa Day, 26 May. Betty Makoni A gender activist, founder and director of Girl Child Network Zimbabwe (GCN) and CEO of Girl Child Network World Wide, an organisation that champions the rights of the girl child in Zimbabwe and worldwide, Betty Makoni is no stranger to lending her support to younger women to help guide them on their journeys. A survivor of rape at... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – BLESSING Chibaya a young upcoming gospel sensation, has tightened her shoe laces to join into the tightly contested main stream music industry by releasing her debut scorcher. The nine track volatile gospel album titled, “The sky is the limit” is laden with some power and spirit up lifting songs, fused with all types of music genres to cater for everyone’s needs. Chibaya started her singing career at the age of 10 in a small church choir called Kingdom Kids for at least 4 years. After a series of attachments with a number of gospel ensembles, between 2000 and... Continue Reading
On the 31st of March 2012, a philanthropic ceremony of dance, culture and fashions was celebrated at the Marriott Hotel Westchase in Houston, Texas to benefit orphaned children in Nairobi, Kenya. Among the presenters of the African Ball event was Kimma Wreh, the Creative Director of TeKay Designs, a Houston, Texas fashion design house. “With our fashions on this night we salute all people of moral excellence. Beauty may be skin deep, but style endures. Style encompasses character and virtue. It takes people of moral excellence to respond to the philanthropic needs of society.” says Kimma. TeKay Designs presented one... Continue Reading
The UK-based social enterprise, iROCK! UK confirms the attendance of Nigerian media tycoon Ben Murray-Bruce to their first London fundraiser Tribes of Africa scheduled for Africa Day, 26 May. The event, set to take place at the prestigious Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in the heart of the city promises to bring the crème de la crème of the African diaspora together in support of iROCK! UK, which aims to provide young people of ethnic backgrounds with work placement and employment opportunities. Ben Murray-Bruce serves the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Silverbird Group which he founded in 1980 with... Continue Reading
Nigeria’s leading lady of Rap and 2011 winner of the Exclusive Lady of The Year Award in the Best Rap Female category, Eva Alordiah, officially debuts her mini video series, ‘Eva Says’. Eva who has constantly sought ways to have a personal relationship with her ever increasing fans, takes you behind the scenes of her everyday life as a Rapper/Entertainer with this series and shows you why she is arguably one of the best Female rappers out of Nigeria. EvaSays would be released as a mini video series spanning 5 to 10 minutes and would showcase everything and more about... Continue Reading
