Arts & Entertainment

KEN SARO-WIWA Kenule Beeson “Ken” Saro-Wiwa (10 October 1941 – 10 November 1995) was a Nigerian writer, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize. Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in …

Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo (born July 3, 1945) is a Zimbabwean musician known as “The Lion of Zimbabwe” and “Mukanya” (the praise name of his clan in the Shona language) for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music, including his sharp criticism of the government …

Inga Gubeka is the founder and CEO of Indalo Décor, a Cape Town based design studio that specialises in contemporary lifestyle decor products and accessories. When Inga Gubeka started Indalo Décor in 2012 he had a vision of creating something ‘out of this world’. It is this vision that has …

Talia Sanhewe is an award-winning reporter, presenter and managing director of Talia Productions, an innovative television production, media and digital publishing company. A keen writer, Sanhewe, is also the publisher and editor of luxury title, Val de Vie Magazine, the official publication of the prestigious Val de Vie Polo & …

Alek Wek was born in 1977 in the Dinka tribe of southern Sudan, where it was called “the black and white cow”, nickname which alluded to a symbol of good luck to its people. His life soon became troubled when he had to emigrate due to the outbreak of the …

Jose Chameleone – The Bayuda Star is filthy rich! he has been on the social scene for over ten years and has amassed wealth. He recently imported a Cadillac Escalade worth over Shs 200million. He also owns a Mercedes c,  a Super Custom, a convertible and a Premio. He owns a …

Lebo Morake, commonly known as Lebo M, is a South African composer most famous for arranging and performing music for the Lion King movies and stage productions. He was recommended to Disney by Hans Zimmer, the score composer of The Lion King, and was later permitted to form and conduct …