December saw the end and beginning of two great Miss West Africa queens. The victory that ignited a hall full of various nationalities from Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and more brought you Vanny Reis, the winner of Miss West Africa Cape Verde, now crowned Miss West Africa International 2011.
Category: Arts & Entertainment
African Arts and Entertainment
Hip hop showcase mixes up Cape theatre scene
CAPE TOWN’S hip hop scene will never be the same again after the British Council South Africa’s new hip hop dance theatre showcase, Mixing It Up. It takes place on 10 and 11 March and is set to revolutionise the way hip hop is perceived in the Mother City.
TASTE OF AFRICA FASHION SHOW
THE FIRST ANNUAL Taste of Africa Fashion Show at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on May 19, 2012 will feature Spring collections from Congolese fashion designers, as well as African art and food. The annual event will empower African girls by sponsoring educational programs that teach sewing skills to girls in Africa. This year, the event will benefit The Georges Malaika Foundation’s School for Girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2013 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS RACE BEGINS
THE RAT RACE IS ON its way for the 2013 African Cup of Nations, which will begin on Wednesday February 29, 2012 with 13 matches taking place all across Africa.
Film, Music, Talk in Learn Africa Love Africa
[fblike] Art and culture from around the continent are in the spotlight in Cape Town as the African Arts Institute’s Learn Africa Love Africa event […]
Mr Showbiz Ian von Memerty releases solo album
Acclaimed media personality proves that SA does have talent with the release of his debut solo album. When Port Elizabeth-based TV Host (Strictly Come Dancing), reality TV series judge (SA’s GOT TALENT) and multi-award winning performer and theatrical creator, Ian von Memerty embarks on a new project, he does it big.
Zambia wins Africa Cup of Nations
In 1993, Zambia lost its soccer team due to a plane crash; 30 lives were gone, in which 18 were part of the Zambia soccer team. With this win, coach Herve Renard made sure that the whole African continent remembers them by dedicating his side’s Africa Cup of Nations win to the victims of the plane crash.
The Chipolopolo beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in Libreville, Gabon, securing the trophy for the very first time.
AFROTAINMENT TV TO AIR THE MISS AFRICA USA PAGEANT
The Miss Africa USA Pageant Organization wishes to inform all fans, supporters, sponsors and well wishers of the scheduled broadcast of 2011 Miss Africa USA Pageant on Afrotainment TV.
2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Fixtures and tables for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.