Durban eyes Olympic prize after Commonwealth

Durban will be the first African city to host the Commonwealth Games as it is confirmed as the venue for 2022.

The winning author receives a cash prize, a high-end device, with his or her published e-book promoted online and via digital media platforms

Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat (http://www.etisalat.com.ng), has announced the 2014 Flash Fiction Prize category of the Etisalat Prize for literature. This award category which is in line with the company’s goal of inspiring and encouraging creativity is designed to celebrate the short form of storytelling.

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One of the richest anecdotal sources is the Nobel Prizes ‘field,’ about which one can write volumes!

Miji ya Durban na Edmonton yawania kuandaa michezo ya Commonwealth 2022.

Afrika Kusini inakumbwa na wakati mgumu kutokana na kukithiri kwa visa vya mashambulizi dhidi ya wahamiaji na wageni wa Kiafrika

Milton Nkosi reports from a makeshift refugee camp in Durban, South Africa, as foreign nationals flee their homes after violent attacks.

Mwigizaji maarufu nchini Marekani ambaye pia ni mchekeshaji, mwandishi wa muswada na mwongozaji wa filamu, Marlon Wayans anatarajiwa kuwa  msanii mkubwa atakayeongoza jukwaa katika hafla ya ugawaji wa Tuzo za MTV Africa Music Award 2014 zikatakazo tolewa leo jijini Durban Kwazulu - Natal nchini Afrika Kusini.
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Bi Kidude during her lifetime. Picture taken by Muhidin Issa Michuzi.
More coverage of Bi Kidude by this blog CLICK HEREAward-winning UK film-maker Andy Jones will enter the final leg of a decade long journey when he brings a preview of his latest film to Durban International Film Festival in South Africa on 19th July. ‘I Shot Bi Kidude’ recounts the dramatic final months in the life of the world’s oldest singer, Zanzibar’s Bi Kidude who died last year at a reported age of 102. The film is yet...