Author: Ewang Johnson
With youth unemployment rising to 46,1% in the first quarter of 2025 – a 9,2 percentage increase over the past decade – South Africa faces a critical challenge. Traditional employment avenues are failing to absorb the country’s young jobseekers. While policy solutions remain important, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are playing an increasingly vital role in bridging the gap. SMEs, often described as the lifeblood of the economy, account for over 60% of employment in South Africa’s private sector. But beyond their economic footprint, these businesses are stepping up to shape the next generation of South African entrepreneurs – creating…
What does migration mean and how does it inform and impact human societies, existence and civilisations? These were some of the questions at the core of the dialogues, conversations, engagements and workshops at the Migrant Forms: Creative Futures symposium held at Magdalene College, Oxford. The symposium began life in 2019 when it was conceived as the “anti-conference conference” because of its conveners’ preference for conversations, performances, and sharing of experiences over strict academic papers and presentations. Returning six years later, the deliberations and insights from the first edition have given life to a book, Crossings: Migrant Knowledges, Migrant Forms edited…
In this Entre Nous segment we’re focusing on art – but more specifically, how to get children excited about it. We speak to Charlotte Wilkins, an art historian and author who tells us about the benefits of introducing art to children early on. Source link
Miya MizunoAlex Garland and Danny Boyle have reunited for a follow-up to their 2002 classic. It has visual flair, terrifying adversaries and a scene-stealing performance from Ralph Fiennes.28 Years Later is part zombie-apocalypse horror, part medieval world-building, part sentimental family story and – most effectively – part Heart of Darkness in its journey toward a madman in the woods. That mashup is not necessarily a bad thing, since most of those parts work so well in this follow-up to the great 2002 film 28 Days Later, about a virus that decimates London. The new film is one of the year’s…
Vincencia Adusei, the visionary behind VASE Ghana Estates, is empowering Ghana’s diaspora to shape their homeland’s future through a transformative real estate project and an immersive cultural tour. The flagship Dichemso Vista, a 60-unit condominium development in Kumasi, and a 14-day guided tour from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026, offer unique opportunities for Ghanaians abroad to invest in Ghana’s growth and reconnect with their heritage. Adusei’s journey, celebrated in a CT Mirror feature titled “She didn’t want to be in construction. But then life happened,” underscores her commitment to building communities that thrive. Dichemso Vista: A gateway to…
Film critic Perrine Quennesson joins Eve Jackson to talk about the latest French films of the moment, including a gripping real-life Kabul evacuation thriller that premiered at Cannes this May. “13 Days, 13 Nights” is the latest feature from Martin Bourboulon, the director behind “The Three Musketeers” saga. Source link
LionsgateAction blockbuster From the World of John Wick: Ballerina has been one of the summer’s big flops so far – and its muddled title could be to blame.Last week saw the release of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – a spin-off of the Keanu Reeves gun-fu series – but you’d be forgiven for not noticing. The film had an underwhelming opening weekend at the US box office, making just $24m (£17.8m). That amount has since climbed to $41.8m (£31m), but it’s still a disappointing figure for the film’s studio, Lionsgate, considering the $90m (£66.8m) budget. Several factors may…
SATSA survey of over 4,200 travellers finds value-driven domestic market seeking affordable but unforgettable experiences More than 30% of South African adventure travellers are spending under R500 per person per day while demanding high-value experiences, according to groundbreaking new research from SATSA, the voice of inbound tourism in Southern Africa. The study, the most comprehensive analysis of South Africa’s domestic adventure tourism market to date, surveyed over 4,200 respondents in partnership with Wesgro through the 101 Adventures Western Cape Competition. The findings challenge traditional assumptions about adventure tourism pricing and reveal a market that prioritises memorable experiences over big spending.…
As one of a handful of Western photographers working in Afghanistan, Oriane Zerah has a unique perspective on daily life in the country. Her work is on show at the Fragonard museum in Grasse, in the south of France, in an exhibition entitled “Unveiled Women, Men with Flowers: A new face of Afghanistan”, with images that upend stereotypes about masculinity and femininity under the Taliban. She tells us about the place of beauty in Afghan culture, about her own experience during the Taliban takeover of 2021 and why art is even being prescribed to young women in Afghanistan who are…
Apple TV+/ F1(Credit: Apple TV+/ F1)Brad Pitt plays a long-in-the-tooth former Formula One star in a “slick and shiny” new summer popcorn film from the team behind Top Gun: Maverick.Brad Pitt’s character in F1, Sonny Hayes, has had a tough time. As shown in de-aged and big-wigged flashbacks, he used to be the golden boy of Formula One, but he was in a horrific crash 30 years ago that tore his life to pieces. He lost his career, he went on to have several failed marriages and quite a few ill-advised tattoos, and now he trundles from one less-than-glamorous racing…