An artist and theater owner who interrogated his own cultural story. When culture meets art at the revived Dance Umbrella...
On this day in 2008, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1820 declaring that rape and other forms of...
An unknown, mysterious mass has been found beneath a crater on the moon, according to researchers at Baylor University—and it may give scientists clues into how...
South African dancer Mamela Nyamza revived a 30-year-old dance festival to help local artists connect with the rest of the world. An eight-year-old graces the pulpit...
Data from South Africa has shown that over two thirds of young women are overweight and obese. This predisposes them to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and...
Each year, tens of thousands of people immigrate to the U.S., hoping for a better future. Robyn Rihanna Fenty’s story started the same way. Over a...
Bombardier may be close to completing its exit from the airliner business, confirming Wednesday morning that it’s holding talks with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to sell its...
In November last year, Nigeria declared that its water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector was in crisis. This was partly prompted by the fact that the country has...
Taylor Swift was only 18 when she scored her first No. 1 album, the aptly named Fearless, in 2008. After a decade defined by bestselling albums and worldwide...
On Serena Williams’ calendar—which is to calendars what Jackson Pollock paintings are to art—Saturdays are designated family time. The Saturday I’m with her in Rome (she was...
“Work, work, work, work, work, work.” That’s the opening line of Rihanna’s 2016 dancehall anthem titled, appropriately, “Work.” It could also serve as her personal motto....
The South African actor immerses herself in all things Kenyan, from the natural wonders to cultural experiences, and has an awakening. It’s a Wednesday afternoon in...
Three bankers who are shaping how banking will look in the next five years — one runs the new kid on the block; the other a...
Nine years ago, two unlikely lunch partners sat down at the Hollywood Diner in Omaha, Nebraska. One, Warren Buffett, was a regular there. The other, Jay-Z,...
FORBES AFRICA’s photojournalists immortalize the tension and elation of the South African elections in May that saw the African National Congress win for the sixth time...
Creators and consumers of music seek African online music platforms even as global entities and record labels hesitate to fully commit on the continent. Africa is...
As the youngest diplomat in the African Union Commission Chairperson’s cabinet, Aya Chebbi is galvanizing the collective power of the youth in Africa. For Aya Chebbi,...
