JOHANNESBURG – Brodie/Stevenson launches its new gallery space at 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein, with a solo exhibition of new work by Pieter Hugo, on Thursday 4 November from 6:30 – 9pm. For the past year Hugo has been photographing the people and landscape of an expansive dump of obsolete technology in Ghana. The area, on the outskirts of a slum known as Agbogbloshie, is referred to by local inhabitants as Sodom and Gomorrah, a vivid acknowledgment of the profound inhumanity of the place. When Hugo asked the inhabitants what they called the pit where the burning takes place, they repeatedly... Continue Reading
By Own Staff ‘THE TRUE AFRICAN VIBE CONCERT’ 2 ZIMBABWEAN MUSICAL PHENOMENONS SHARE 1 STAGE TO BRING YOU A SINGULAR, NEVER SEEN BEFORE, EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE HE IS … VICTOR KUNONGA Deemed Zimbabwe’s premier rising star by many – the moniker speaks accurately to the singular career and trailblazing musical style he has forged. Gentle power and elegance personified. SHE IS… CHIWONISO MARAIRE Zimbabwe’s legendary Mbira Queen who brings entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient soul and modern spirit – One of the most exciting talents in African music today. TOGETHER, they will lend themselves to each other’s music for the first time... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange – HARARE – Anamaria Wills, award winning CEO of leading creativity and innovation business CIDA International, has been invited by the British Council in Zimbabwe to give a Public Lecture on Creativity and Innovation in Business later this month. The last time she gave a lecture for the British Council, in Lagos, Nigeria, the anticipated audience of 150 turned into 500 attendees! Anamaria will talk about the difference between creativity and innovation and how innovation is the essential life blood of companies in the 21st century. Drawing on examples ranging from the BBC to Chartered Accountancy, she... Continue Reading
