Author: Ewang Johnson
Funding to drive digital innovation and sustainable growth for independent publishers The Digital News Transformation Fund (DNTF) will open its first application window on 25 August 2025, offering small, medium, and community-based independent news publishers an opportunity to secure funding for projects that drive digital transformation and long-term sustainability in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Independent publishers are a vital part of South Africa’s democratic infrastructure, providing local, community, and public-interest journalism often not covered by larger news outlets. Yet many face increasing pressure to adapt and survive in a fast-changing media environment. Structural challenges, including declining print revenue, shifting…
In this edition of arts24 with Eve Jackson, dive into the dazzling opening night of the Venice Film Festival. From Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton to George Clooney and Heidi Klum, we take you inside the star-studded red carpet moments. Also on the programme: an exhibition giving “Downton Abbey” fans the chance to own a piece of television history. From costumes to iconic props and even the Grantham family’s car, these treasured items are on display in London ahead of a charity auction at Bonhams. Source link
But Epstein had taken a curious route to the world of pop, and Charlton noted that he still seemed to be something of an outsider. “He himself doesn’t seem part of this world, and yet he’s genuinely absorbed by young people and young enthusiasms,” Charlton said.Born in 1934, Epstein was the eldest son of a Jewish family that ran a successful retail business in Liverpool. He hoped to pursue a career in something creative, but his family had other plans for him. “When I left school, at the age of 16, I had ambitions to be a dress designer, and…
By Katie Hill, Expert Partner, Boston Consulting Group in Nairobi Africa holds 40% of the world’s solar energy potential—and yet receives just a fraction of the capital needed to unlock it. This is not just an inefficiency. It’s a failure of capital architecture—and a threat to global climate progress. Similarly, Africa is home to 65% of unused arable land and could become the climate-smart global food basket if matched with the right financing. Traditional private capital, which has proven effective in developed markets, encounters significant structural barriers in Africa. Historically in the United States 20% of climate finance originated from…
Dive into the best of French filmmaking with arts24’s weekly cinema show. From the premieres at the Venice Film Festival – where seven French productions are competing for the coveted Golden Lion – to the vibrant Angoulême Francophone Film Festival showcasing a rich variety of French-language films, this is your guide to the most exciting French movies of the moment. Source link
He describes the technology of The Thing in musical terms – as being composed of tubes like organ pipes and a membrane “like the skin of a drum, that will vibrate to the human voice”. But it was compacted into a tiny object that looks like a hat pin – and with the advantage of passing unnoticed by counter-surveillance screening because it had “no electronics, no battery, and it doesn’t get warm”.The engineering of such an instrument was also painstakingly precise – “a cross between a Swiss watch and a micrometre”. Historian H Keith Melton has claimed that, in its…
Guinea’s ruling junta has suspended the country’s three main opposition parties for 90 days. This move, which prohibits all political activities, targets the parties of former President Alpha Condé and former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, coming just weeks before a critical constitutional referendum. The junta, led by General Mamady Doumbouya, claims the parties failed to meet certain obligations, but critics see it as a blatant power grab to stifle opposition. This suspension effectively silences the government’s biggest critics as they planned demonstrations to protest the referendum, which many believe could allow Doumbouya to run in future elections. This drastic action raises…
Why has Cleopatra remained such an iconic figure for more than 2,000 years? Arts24 kicks off its new season with a deep dive into the Paris exhibition at the Arab World Institute “The Mystery of Cleopatra”, which brings together over 250 artworks exploring the life, reign and enduring legacy of Egypt’s last pharaoh. Plus, in Arles, the world-renowned “Rencontres de la Photographie” festival hosts a rare artistic dialogue between Lee Ufan and Michelangelo Pistoletto. FRANCE 24’s Louise Dupont sits down with the Italian maestro to talk about collaboration, creativity and crossing cultural boundaries. Don’t miss this vibrant start to the new…
Wayward premieres 25 September on Netflix internationallyApple TV+(Credit: Apple TV+)11. The SavantJessica Chastain stars in this timely thriller as Jodie, whose intuitive skills make her excellent at her top-secret job: tracing white supremacists and other hate groups on-line in order to prevent any violent attacks. She should be safely infiltrating the groups from her desk, interacting with them using a false persona, but her work becomes more immediate than she expected. The show reveals its strain on her home life, which includes two children and a husband in the military. And along with glimpses of the chilling videos the hate…
In a major move to revitalize its struggling logistics sector, South Africa is opening its freight rail network to private companies. This decision comes as the state-owned firm Transnet battles severe inefficiencies, including equipment shortages and rampant cable theft, which have drastically reduced freight volumes. After a competitive application process, 11 private operators have been approved to run trains on 41 key routes, adding capacity for transporting vital commodities like coal, iron ore, and fuel. The government emphasizes these firms will complement, not replace, Transnet’s services. This initiative is a cornerstone of a broader recovery plan, aiming to add 20 million tons…