• Rufaro Samanga

    Rufaro is a South Africa staff writer for OkayAfrica.

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Here are 10 Recent Books from Black South African Women Writers That You Need to Read
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Here are 10 Recent Books from Black South African Women Writers That You Need to Read

These 10 powerful books by Black South African women writers offer a compelling lens on Black women’s complex realities and triumphs in today’s world.

10 South African Love Songs to Set the Mood This Valentine's Day
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10 South African Love Songs to Set the Mood This Valentine's Day

Here are 10 songs from Mthunzi, Kwesta, Ami Faku, Berita and several others that you need to add to your playlist this Valentine's Day.

Jacob Zuma is South Africa's First Former President to be Jailed
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Jacob Zuma is South Africa's First Former President to be Jailed

Now that Jacob Zuma has finally begun serving his 15-month sentence, what's next?

The Music Behind Netflix's South African Series 'JIVA!'
Film + TV

The Music Behind Netflix's South African Series 'JIVA!'

Get to know all the fire tracks featured on Netflix's South African dance series 'JIVA!'.

Nigerian State Bans the Use of Mannequins Citing 'Immorality'
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Nigerian State Bans the Use of Mannequins Citing 'Immorality'

Nigeria's Kano State has banned the use of clothing mannequins citing that it promotes "immoral" thoughts and goes against Islam's Sharia law.

Black Lives Matter protest for Lindani Myeni - Okayfrica
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Justice Denied for Former South African Athlete Lindani Myeni

The Honolulu police officers responsible for Lindani Myeni's death will not be charged for his murder. A probe into the case has found that their "shooting was justifiable".

ProKid - OkayAfrica
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Upcoming Film 'African/American' Based on South African Rapper ProKid

Vic Mensa and Ruth Carter are set to bring the late South African rap pioneer ProKid's life to the big screen in 'African/American'.

Nigerian Authorities Arrest Biafran Leader Nnamdi Kanu
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Nigerian Authorities Arrest Biafran Leader Nnamdi Kanu

After labelling the Indigenous People of Biafra a 'terrorist organisation', the Nigerian authorities have arrested its leader Nnamdi Kanu.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma Sentenced to Prison
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma Sentenced to Prison

The Constitutional Court has sentenced Jacob Zuma to prison. However, some South Africans are wondering whether he'll actually see the inside of a prison cell.

Pro-Democracy Protests Erupt in the Kingdom of Eswatini
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Pro-Democracy Protests Erupt in the Kingdom of Eswatini

Amid intensifying pro-democracy protests and violence in eSwatini, King Mswati III has reportedly fled to South Africa.

Burna Boy - OkayAfrica
Music

Burna Boy Snags 2021 BET Award for Best International Act

Following the release of his Grammy award-winning album 'Twice As Tall', Burna Boy takes home this year's BET award for Best International Act.

5 Necessary Themes Explored In Koleka Putuma’s ‘Hullo Bu-Bye KoKo Come In’
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5 Necessary Themes Explored In Koleka Putuma’s ‘Hullo Bu-Bye KoKo Come In’

Hullo Bu-Bye KoKo Come In is Koleka Putuma's second poetry collection following her internationally successful debut Collective Amnesia.

Emotional Abuse Is Insidious, Perhaps Even More Than Physical Abuse
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Emotional Abuse Is Insidious, Perhaps Even More Than Physical Abuse

As gender-based violence continues to plague the world over, it's important to also highlight the dire effects of emotional abuse, long before it manifests in the physical.

Keenan Meyer - OkayAfrica
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Keenan Meyer's Debut Track 'Komani' is Nostalgia Personified

South African pianist, Keenan Meyer, makes his professional music debut with 'Komani' featuring Tshepo Tsotetsi, ahead of the release of his debut 'The Alchemy of Living' album.

LootLove - OkayAfrica
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South Africa's LootLove Takes Over as Host for Africa Now Radio

South African broadcaster and media personality, LootLove, will debut as host on Africa Now Radio this Sunday.

Tsitsi Dangarembga - OkayAfrica
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Zimbabwe's Tsitsi Dangarembga Awarded 2021 PEN Pinter Prize

Award-winning Zimbabwean novelist and activist, Tsitsi Dangarembga, has been heralded as a 'voice of hope we all need to hear.'

Diamond Platnumz - OkayAfrica
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Tanzanians Petition for Diamond Platnumz's Disqualification from BET Awards

Tanzanians have launched a petition calling for Diamond Platnumz to have his BET nomination rescinded because of his affiliation to the late President John Magufuli.

Muhammadu Buhari
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#KeepItOn: Nigerians Tweet in Defiance of Government's Twitter Ban

Despite the threat of prosecution, Nigerians continue to tweet about major events happening in the country amid the government's recent Twitter ban.