National

The 2013 South-South Awards were held in Midtown Manhattan’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel Sunday evening. The awards honored global leaders who’ve made contributions to sustainable development in…

The Winnie Mandela biopic hits screens on Friday with Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard as the iconic South African couple. It’s but one of two…

In case you’re wondering, Brandy is not mad about the recent events in South Africa. She acknowledges that reports she performed for a small crowd…

It seems like a storyline from a lurid soap opera. The remains of an aging patriarch’s three deceased children are secretly moved from their graves in a family plot. Two years later, other family members go to court to have the bodies returned. The messy fight — over legacy, money, and traditions — unfolds as […]

A family feud over the burial site of three of Nelson Mandela’s children intensified Tuesday when criminal charges were filed against one of his grandsons, as the ailing 94-year-old former president remained hospitalized in critical condition. Read More

En route to South Africa, President Obama said Friday he doesn’t need a “photo-op” with gravely ill civil-rights icon Nelson Mandela and isn’t sure whether he will visit him. Read More

History, News

World renowned icon and legend Nelson Mandela who is considered the founding father of South Africa’s democracy, has been hospitalized since June 8 for a recurring lung infection. Authorities have described his condition as critical since Sunday and as of right now his condition has not improved. Stay updated with the news on Mandela with […]

In a statement released by current South African President, Jacob Zuma, former President Nelson Mandela’s condition has been downgraded to critical. The 94 year old anti apartheid leader has had various health issues for the last year. For more information please click here.

Double amputee Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been charged w/premeditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend of FOUR months, model Reeva Steenkampis. On a personal note, I’m trying to wrap my mind around this. If I were amputee, and a MODEL is going out w/me, I think I’d be a little happier. Also, if […]

Zimbabwean Mutsa Modonko experienced the epitome of a bad hair day when he was partying at a Johannesburg, South Africa, nightclub. After 10 years of growing his…

Griqua was the name given to a mixed race culture in the Cape Colony of South Africa, around the 17th and 18th Century. During apartheid, however, the Griqua were called “Coloured” by Europeans. The group originated through the interracial marriages and relations between the KhoiKhoi people and the European Colonists. The actual name was derived […]

News

It would be a cliche to say “it’s not where you’ve been but where you’re going” for ballerina phenom Michaela DePrince.  She’s had more than her fair share of hardships yet she’s rising to stellar heights. Michaela escaped war in Sierra Leone, sent to an orphanage at 4 years old and suffers a skin pigmentation […]