By Novell Zwange – Pretoria, a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa ruptured to rock music and dance as scores of young children accompanied by their families descended on the Menlyn Park Shopping Centre this Sunday 12 September to catch the pomp and funfair at the country’s second My Camp Rock Road Show event. The subsequent entertainment that took place in Pretoria was not just another music and dance showcase but a successive follow-up to the My Camp Rock Road Show’s first event held in Cape Town on the previous day. My Camp Rock Road... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The Goethe Institute is a main sponsor of the Women of the Sun film festival, which is shining the spotlight on African women filmmakers for seven days in Johannesburg. Parallel to it was the two-day “African Women Filmmakers Forum” held on the institute’s premises (September 1- 4), which ended with an insightful open-session with the public. The Women of the Sun film festival had its red carpet launch at Arts on Main in Johannesburg on September 2. From September 3-9, 25 films will be screened from 23 talented women filmmakers. The women represent 15 different African... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – While in centuries past, nature was considered a wild and dangerous place from which humans needed to be protected, we are now forced to recognize the importance of protecting nature. Ecological accountability is presently one of the main ideologies and concerns of the 21st century. Ecotopian States, an exhibition to be presented at the UJ Art Gallery from 8 to 29 September 2010, examines the interaction between nature and living environment from a number of different and uniquely South African points of view. Ecotopian States, deriving its title from Ernest Callenbach’s seminal 1975 novel Ecotopia: the... Continue Reading
JOHANNESBURG – Senegal’s multi talented singer, composer and song writer, Moh Dediouf’s sound is as vibrant and eclectic as the continent he is from. Born in Dakar Senegal in 1974, with a musical gift so profound, he now uses it to unite Africa and to make the world change their minds about what is perceived as the ‘Dark Continent.’ He is anchored to Africa, yet draws on his travels and life experiences from Europe and other parts of the world to mould, mix and make music that the whole world can dance to. His mission – to create music that... Continue Reading
The general public and stakeholders in Africa’s film industry can now submit entries for the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards. The late entry deadline for entries is 7th January 2011; nominations for the AMAA Awards; will be announced in Kenya in February 2011.
