Sep 30, 2018
Nsoki had always loved singing from a young age, starting with singing in Church. But it wasn't until 2012 that the Angolan superstar decided to follow her heart and her dreams, and turn her passion into her profession.
She launched with her very first single 'Meu Anjo' which means 'My Angel' in Portuguese. The...
Sep 23, 2018
Ntsiki Biyela is a trailblazer in every sense of the word. She went from being a domestic worker to becoming the first black woman winemaker in South Africa!
Ntsiki grew up in Mahlabathini - a rural village in KwaZulu Natal. She dreamed of becoming an engineer, but after finishing high school, Ntsiki's family didn't...
Sep 16, 2018
When Kirsty was 9 years old, she told her parents she was going to be an Olympic swimmer, and win a gold medal.
Kirsty is now arguably the greatest athlete to ever come out of Africa. She is a 5-time Olympian and 7-time Olympic medallist, having won 2 gold medals, 4 silver medals and a bronze medal. She is tied with...
Sep 9, 2018
She's an award-winning journalist and filmmaker, but Nyasha Kadandaradidn't start out to be a journalist or a filmmaker. In fact in her first year of university she studied…actuarial science! But she soon found that much as she enjoyed mathematics, being an actuary wasn't a career path she was cut out for.
She...
Sep 2, 2018
Three years ago, Farai Mubaiwa and Reanne Olivier watched in horror along with the rest of the world when the Charlie Hebdoattacks happened in France, where 12 people were killed. The world, including African leaders, rallied and expressed their outrage at the attacks.
That same week, the Baga attacks happened...