AWARD announces winners of 2015 fellowships: 70 top African women agricultural scientists from 11 countries chosen

ZIFF 2015 awarded a host of prizes to top films from around the world this evening during a stellar closing ceremony at the Old Fort in Stone Town.

Festival Director Dr. Martin Mhando had this to say of the selection of films at ZIFF 2015, “the level of films this year has surpasses our wildest expectations and many members of the jury have remarked on the quality of the films. African films in particular have stood out for their increased production value as well as innovative story...

Here are the official awards presented at the Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015

Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz won the Best African/Indian Act award at the 2015 MTV EMA which took place in Milan last night. He beat African musicians including Nigeria’s Davido and Yemi Alade, SA’s AKA and Ivorian DJ Arafat as well as leading Indian musicians to win the MTV prize.
BEST SONG
Winner *** Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk!”
Wiz Khalifa ft....

Tanzania Portland Cement Co Ltd Managing Director, Alfonso Rodriguez (2nd L) hands over a dummy of cheque Euros 5000 (Tsh 11.5 million) to the first winner of TPCC Quarry Life Awards competition, Siajali Pamba (L) in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Second right is University of Dar es Salaam College of Natural & Applied Sciences Head of Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Department, Dr. Charles Lugomela and TPCC Environment Manager, Richard Magoda. University of Dar es Salaam College of Natural &...

First pan-Africa photo contest to capture modern Africa

  Agility (http://www.agility.com/africa), one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics solutions, today announced the winners of its Africa 2015 Photo Competition (http://www.africa2015.com), a collection of images that illustrate the breath-taking pace of change across a youthful, tech-savvy, urbanizing Africa.

The contest, the first-ever pan-Africa photo competition to focus on modern Africa, invited amateur and...

 MALE MODEL OF THE YEARChichi Maugo
BAILEYS FEMALE MODEL OF THE YEARUpendo Mlay (Arusha)
EAST AFRICAN MODEL OF THE YEARVivian Mutesi (Uganda)
NEW FACE OF THE YEARSuma YM
DARLING HAIR AND MAKE UP ARTIST OF THE YEARSimply Gorgeous
ACCESSORY DESIGNER OF THE YEARKauli (Moshi)
STYLISH MALE PERSONALITYRio Paul
BAILEYS STYLISH FEMALE PERSONALITYJokate Mwegelo
EMERGING DESIGNERS COMPETITION 2015 WINNERLilian Patropa
EATV EAST AFRICAN DESIGNER OF THE YEARSylvia Owori (Uganda)
KHIMJI'S UPCOMING DESIGNER OF THE...

Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2015.

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science 2015 Fellows with Dr Peggy Oti-Boateng , Senior Programme Specialist for S&T and Coordinator ANSTI UNESCO MSRO for Southern Africa, Dr Phil Mjwara, Director General: Department of Science and Technology (Far right) Sandeep Rai – Managing Director L’Oreal South Africa (5th from right) and some of the 2015 jury members.

2015 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa fellows.

12 female scientists from across Sub-Saharan Africa have been...