Cape Town, 24th August 2012 – A month-long international photographic competition, Wiki Loves Monuments, will kick off in South Africa from the 1st September and will run throughout Heritage Month with special events planned for Heritage Day, the 24th September. Members of the public are encouraged to celebrate South Africa’s living heritage by taking photographs of heritage sites (including buildings, sites of struggle and memory, graves, monuments, archaeological sites, etc.) and uploading them either via mobile or their computers to the competition website (www.wikilovesmonuments.co.za). A panel of South Africa’s most celebrated photographers will judge the uploaded photographs, and the winners... Continue Reading
……..as the British Red Cross marks the International Day of the Disappeared – A father and his little boy, who were reunited with the help of the British Red Cross, have transformed themselves into a stunning piece of ‘living art’ to help commemorate International Day of the Disappeared (30 August). Makoso Tshonde (38) spent four agonising years apart from his 11-year-old son Morena after political persecution meant he had to flee the Democratic Republic of Congo. After he ended up in Glasgow, the Red Cross’ international tracing and message services (ITMS) helped the worried father reach contacts in his homeland... Continue Reading
Ngoma Africa Band, a German based Tanzanian band will headline the Afrika-Messe, Bremen Germany, on 15th September 2012. The band leader, Ebrahim Makunja aka Ras Makunja did receive the International Diaspora Award (IDA) on behalf of the band for their commitment to promote East African music throughout Europe. Ms. Susan Muyang Tatah, CEO of the International African Festival Tubingen 2012 said Ngoma Africa Band was chosen for the award because of their creative performance on stage. It’s difficult to resist dancing at their concerts, she said. Ngoma Africa Band will also perform on 12th September 2012 at Bremahaven City and on... Continue Reading
Australia based Instinct Energy will be revealing results of its initial Coal Bed Methane (CBM) well operation in Namibia at the Unconventional Gas Aberdeen 2012 conference. The private energy company is one of the first to venture into onshore drilling for CBM in Namibia and is confident that there is a promising opportunity for extracting gas from coal seams located in the Huab Basin near the North West coast. Executive Chairman of Perth headquartered Instinct Energy, Ian Tchacos, will present results and findings at the event in Aberdeen on November 27 and 28. He said: “We are a frontrunner in... Continue Reading
Popular southern African music, sport and culture festival Zimfest looks set to make a strong return to the London festival scene with a new venue and a fresh new impetus. Adored as a summer highlight for diasporian southern Africans and their Brit hosts alike, Zimfest celebrates life outdoors through its diverse music and cultural offers, sports tourneys and African cuisines with the famed traditional braai (BBQ) at its heart. Zimfest coordinator, Hilton Mendelsohn, said: “This development is a mark of the festival’s growth as an event and a popular fixture on the London calendar. “Apart from the change of venue, the... Continue Reading
