Author: Ewang Johnson
The exact date the monument went up is contested, but its official centenary was celebrated on 13 July 2023, making it 102 years old this week. It has now become synonymous with the film industry, but it wasn’t originally intended to be. In fact, it wasn’t even meant to last longer than 18 months. The sign was designed as a short-lived billboard, advertising a new housing development in the Hollywood Hills. It consisted of 13 enormous capital letters, each 30ft (9m) wide and 45ft (14m) tall, that spelt out HOLLYWOODLAND – the name of the real estate group selling the…
From gumbo in the American South to couscous in Parisian cafés, African culinary traditions have quietly influenced plates around the world. Through migration, trade, and the transatlantic slave trade, flavors from West Africa, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa traveled far and evolved — often uncredited. For instance, American jambalaya has ties to Senegal’s jollof rice, Brazil’s acarajé draws from Nigeria’s akara, and injera, increasingly found in diaspora restaurants, originates in Ethiopia. Even ingredients like okra, black-eyed peas, and fonio trace their roots to the continent. Today, chefs and food lovers are rediscovering this delicious legacy, recognizing Africa’s global culinary…
One of the world’s leading picture book artists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his aim to use art to inspire people to make a positive change in the world. Nikkolas Smith is an award-winning artist who seeks to tackle issues like social justice, people who are socially marginalised and even climate change. He has also worked on artwork for big budget films and even for Disney theme parks. His latest project is the book “The History of We”, which tells the story of the origins of humanity in Africa. He spoke to us in Perspective. Source link
South African SAMA-nominated artist Rowlene has officially released her new EP, Moments After, now available across all major streaming platforms via ONErpm. The project marks a powerful return for the R&B and Afro-pop singer-songwriter, weaving raw emotion, introspective storytelling, and rich sonic textures into a six-track journey of healing and reinvention. Building on the momentum of her singles Breakaway and Don’t Give Up on Me—which both earned chart placements on major stations across the country, Moments After is the full story Rowlene’s been waiting to tell. It’s a body of work that emerges from the aftermath of heartbreak, personal shifts, and the quiet yet transformative decision to reclaim joy…
Hard-rock’s “Prince of Darkness” and his Black Sabbath group wowed tens of thousands of fans at an emotional farewell concert in the English city of Birmingham on Saturday following a day packed with tribute sets from a star-studded lineup. Source link
Sakhile Ngcongwane, Business Development Manager at SolarAfrica, says that renewable energy is no longer about a few rooftop panels; businesses that want to reap the benefits must diversify. As the energy landscape shifts and policy signals grow increasingly mixed, many are questioning whether solar still holds value – particularly for large energy users in the commercial and industrial (C&I) sectors. The short answer? It does, but its role is evolving. With loadshedding having seemingly abated – and with the carbon tax all but ignored in the recent National Budget, you’d be forgiven for thinking that solar – and more broadly, renewable energy…
Pro-Tibetan groups are suing the Musée Guimet in Paris, the French capital’s best known Asian art museum, over its decision to rename its Nepal-Tibet room as “Himalayan world”. Lawyers for the plaintiffs accuse the museum of “align(ing) itself with Chinese lobbying efforts”. Source link
79% of Zambians reported they were targeted by email, online, phone call or text messaging fraud from August to December 2024 but did not become a victim Smishing, phishing, vishing and social engineering scams were the most frequently cited methods consumers said fraudsters used to trick them In 2024 and 2023, retail had the highest suspected attempted digital fraud attempt rate in Zambia Seventy-nine percent of Zambians TransUnion surveyed from 21 November to 11 December 2024 indicated that they had been targeted by email, online, phone call or text messaging fraud in the last three months with 9% saying that…
In this edition of arts24: the first of the Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher’s concerts in Cardiff kicks off a 41-date world tour; a landmark exhibition celebrates a master of Post-Impressionism – Paul Cézanne – in Aix-en-Provence, the French city where he grew up; and we shine a spotlight on Bollywood leading lady Alia Bhatt, who talks about her new female-led spy drama, “Alpha”. Source link
In the 1950s, Barbie had been tried twice for his war crimes by France and sentenced to death “in absentia”, but by the time the Nazi returned to the country in 1983, both convictions had lapsed. His new trial began in 1987 and its extensive media coverage gripped the French public. The harrowing testimony from those of Barbie’s victims who had survived, and the relatives of those who didn’t, laid bare the scale and savagery of the “Butcher of Lyon” atrocities. Although Barbie never revealed who had betrayed Jean Moulin to him, the proceedings did detail the sickening violence he…