Sometimes, a problem is so pervasive, it becomes invisible. Gender based violence — sexual assault, domestic violence, trafficking — seem to capture our attention when a startling statistic or story lands on the front page. But the daily toll gender based violence has on victims and our community is not reflected in the news and…
Salvador is the first capital of Brazil and the Blackest city outside of Africa due to its native indigenous population and for having been the largest port of reception for enslaved Africans. Because of these multiple influences and affectations, a cultural effervescence center developed in the city. In 1974, the first Afro group in Brazil,…
One for us All my niggas in the whole wide world Made this song to make it y’all’s turn For us, this sh*t is for us All my niggas let whole world know Play this song and sing it on your terms For us, this sh*t is for us All my niggas got the whole…
Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado, born and raised KwaMashu, in KwaZulu Natal passed away in the early morning of Wednesday, 23 February, 2022. Affectionately known as Riky Rick, Rikhado was 34 years old and he is survived by his wife, two children, mother and five siblings. “My dear brother you are on my mind” are the beginning…
On the 12th of February 2022, Twitter user, @dt_chain bought an NFT for 8,000ETH or, in layman terms, $23 million, making it one of the most expensive NFTs ever sold – the first being Beeples The First 5000 Days which sold for a whopping $69 million at Christie’s. Let’s put this into perspective, according to…
*This article includes sexually explicit content. And then he drew a dial from his poke, And, looking on it with lack-lustre eye, Says very wisely, ‘It is ten o’clock: Thus we may see,’ quoth he, ‘how the world wags: ‘Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more ’twill be…
Liberia’s most popular sport is football. The current president, George Weah, is considered one of the best footballers that Africa has produced along with being one of the best strikers to ever play the game. When he retired from his professional career in 2003, Liberia’s surfing culture was at its infancy. After the Second Civil…
Sole, in collaboration with Power Horse, is fuelling creative expression and empowering a new era that showcases the beauty of South African skate. Titled ‘GREEN SHOOTS’, one of the features — that comes in the form of a short video — takes an organic look at the scene of South African skate, particularly in Cape…
The time is 13h15, South African Standard Time (SAST) and I am 15 minutes deep into an interesting Zoom conversation with Jomi all the way from Lagos, Nigeria. The conversation scales and we get into a lot, which makes total sense as after all, I am in discussion with the founder of WAFFLESNCREAM – Nigeria’s…
As a gift from the Surf Ghana Collective and Wonders Around the World to Ghana’s booming skate scene, the Freedom Skatepark Ghana opened its doors to the public as Ghana’s first skatepark in December 2021. Nestled within lush bushes in Shiashie, under the shade of tall palm trees just off the side of one of…
An article of reflections and looking forward… For most of society, New Years presents a moment of exhalation and recalibration — a witnessing and marking of time — embodied in rituals of collective celebration, although time is a lie, and New Years doubly so. I can’t recall a time before 2020, when time’s abstract and…
For the second episodic instalment of Levi’s® Haus of Strauss Africa’s Use Your Voice Community Series, a panel discussion hosted by comedian, writer, actress and director, Nina Hastie, explored the prioritisation of mental wellness, reaching out for help, and finding your system for settling into your journey to healing. The panel featured clinical psychologist Jordan…
