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Zim Blog Awards 2018
Great news….. Afrique Beat was nominated among several other blogs for the Zim Blog Awards in the ART & CULTURE category… Voting is in the process… until the 21st of February 2018. If you would also like to cast a vote, please visit Zim Blog Awards voting Thanks in advance Editor Advertisements
Legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela has died
Constance van Niekerk, SA The social media is inundated with messages expressing grief and shock over the tragìc news of the death of the musical icon Hugh Masekela. He passed away today in a Johannesburg hospital after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Masekela was 78-years-old. Hugh Ramopolo Masekela was born on the 4th of … Continue reading
Thank you Frikkie and Elsie
Constance van Niekerk, Vereeniging Most roads in Vereeniging are in a dire condition. Some are full of potholes while white lines are non-existent on others. Is every problem solved by burning and destroying infrastructure. There are many ways to kill a cat, choose to be the change you want to see. Early this morning as … Continue reading
Mungoshi shines in Ghana
By Constance van Niekerk, S.A OUR very own David Mungoshi is among the fourteen prominent writers of Africa presented with The Grand Patron of the Arts Award by The Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) in Accra, Ghana recently. The award-giving ceremony was held on the occasion of the 24th International Day of the African Writer … Continue reading
Zimbabweans and Triviality: Have we sank so low?
By Leonardo Makuya The disgusting and unprecedented trending of a joking culture in Zimbabwe or Africa at large has revealed a deep sited entrenched ‘cancer’ that is somehow responsible for our impoverishment as black people which is THE LOVE FOR TRIVIALITY which in simple terms translates to majoring the minor. Our country and continent is … Continue reading
From Greatmess to Greatness
Constance van Niekerk, Vereeniging, S.A Pomp, ceremony and expectation filled the air with something almost tangible. Almost everywhere you looked the feeling was the same. Not all roads in Vereeniging led to Dickinson Park on this day, the 23rd of September in the year of Our Lord 2017. One road led to The Bon … Continue reading
Ke Nako (It’s time)
By Constance van Niekerk in Vereeniging, S. A TWO years ago, they promised fireworks then did more than just deliver, they wowed the audience. Such is the manner they do their things these little Sonnies! Though the sun only shines during the day, these little ones shine during the night as well. Laerskool Sonlandpark, Sonnies this … Continue reading
International Men’s Day
Do you know that there is a day set to celebrate men, just like Women’s Day? Yes, it is there. Every year on the 19th of November it is the International Men’s Day. On this day we celebrate men and the boy child. If you have never celebrated it before, why don’t you start next … Continue reading
HOPE
Story by Constance van Niekerk in Vereeniging, SA SOME of us have stopped watching the news because there’s never anything good to put a smile on our faces. Sometimes it feels like the human race is just on a self destruction path, there’s so much hate, so much crime, so much killing that one has … Continue reading
SUNGURA: the review
SUNGURA: Story of John Chibadura and Zimbabwean Music Written & Directed by Andreas Hoehn Film Director: Vladimir Petrovski-Karter Running Time: 104min A REVIEW BY CONSTANCE VAN NIEKERK This extraordinary DVD brought tears to my eyes. As a Sungura fan, I applaud the creators of this DVD for an amazing job well done! It’s quite informative … Continue reading
Ryan Koriya’s EP, releasing Monday the 9th
by Constance van Niekerk in SA When someone is presented with the concept of a Zimbabwean musician, one wouldn’t necessarily imagine a sound called Passion-Pop. Currently located in Denmark, Ryan Koriya, dubbed ‘The Soul Mechanic’ who releases a new EP on Monday the 9th of January 2017, has indeed started the New Year on a … Continue reading
Stunner’s dirty laundry is stinking on social media.
By Constance van Niekerk in SA The Social Media is abuzz with videos of Stunner’s wife Olinda Chapel Chideme’s rantings – a woman scorned! Stunner, a Zimbabwean award winning musician whose real name is Desmond Chideme has apparently cheated on his wife, a UK based business woman. In one of the videos, Chapel threatens to … Continue reading
Keeny Ice, gets signed to Nigerian Label, Mo’Shes Musik
Originally posted on Bishopteam:
Budding Ghanaian artiste Barnabas Amu popularly known as Keeny Ice has officially inked two years record label deal with Nigerian record label, Mo’shes Musik. The artiste who hails from Aflao in the Volta Region of Ghana was in Nigeria recently to seal the deal which covers branding and promotion of his…
It’s a family affair
Constance van Niekerk in South Africa It’s a family affair this Thursday, the 15th of December! Two Legendary music families (quite the musical royalty of Zimbabwe if you ask me) share the stage in a show that’s likely to be one to remember. We speak of none other than superstar Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi and Green … Continue reading
CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY
Constance van Niekerk in Vereeniging, SA I was shocked as I read with utter disgust an account of how the law enforcement officers in Zimbabwe are turning into the criminals they’re supposed to be locking up, now they’re just assisting them to rob tourists and nationals of their hard earned cash in a nation where … Continue reading
Echoes of My Heart: A Poetry Collection by Constance van Niekerk
