Monthly Archives: July 2012

South African politician, anti-apartheid campaigner and former President of the ANC Women’s League, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been chosen to participate in the second season of MTV Base Meets…with MTN.  Sponsored by Africa’s leading mobile company, the motivational youth empowerment initiative and multimedia campaign aims to stimulate dialogue...

Many African youths in their leadership capacity continue to make positive changes in their communities. They are doing more outside of the classroom, and using their creative minds to help make significant differences in their neighborhoods. To honor these young achievers, Africa Youth Network in collaboration with 54 Kingdoms LLC and other stakeholders, will host...

Ghanaian female rapper, Itz Tiffany was a hit with the Liberian crowd during the annual Liberian Independence Day party on July 26.  The celebrations were marked with a surprise performance from some Ghanaian acts including Itz Tiffany. ...

Eight more immaculate, alluring, intelligent and beautiful ladies have qualified for the national finals of this year’s Miss Ghana beauty pageant.This brings to twenty, the complete number of contestants selected for the national finals, set to be held in September. At the last of three nationwide zonal auditions held in Accra over the weekend, the Capital’s...

Hiplife founder and brother of Ghanaian Big Brother Stargame rep, Keitta has explained the much talked about contract between Eazzy (Mildred) and Keitta which was meant to provide a fair distribution of the Big Brother cash prize if either of them was to win the competition. ...

DJ Perez is a Nigerian DJ based in Ghana.  Perez is Dj and a remixer. He is becoming a Afro-dance and Dancehall Club royal. DJ Perez is currently working on his mixtape titled ‘If I Ever Happen’ which will be dropping later this year and will feature Blast Kiddyzz, Peter Clarke,Real B Mo’ Fame, Uchman, B Ice, Young Pizzy, Babss, Klu Monsta and...

Dee-Pitch Records introduces a quadruple threat, BahbiJay. BahbiJay is a rising Afropop / RnB sensation, songwriter, singer, studio engineer and music producer – real name Babajide Olalekan Alagbe is exactly what the music scene has been missing in 2012. Hugely anticipated and hotly tipped for super stardom as a musician he merges two contrasting side –...

Nigerian Idol finalist, Tonii has released a new single, ‘Making Money’. Tonii first caught our attention in 2010 as a finalist on the first ever Nigerian Idol show where she blew us away with the richness in her tone and power of her range. She went on to various performances and collaborations including her enthralling vocal performance on ‘Coming Home’...

How can satellite technology help expand Africa’s horizons into the future? This is what the 2012 DStv Eutelsat Star Awards want to know from African students.  Now in its second year, the Awards, which are a product of the partnership between Eutelsat and MultiChoice Africa, aim to inspire innovative thinking among secondary and high-school students, to create...

Ghanaian rapper EL will join an impressive line up of top African music acts to perform at this summer’s Love Afrobeats Festival. The carnival weekend sees Nigerian music heavy weights P-Square headline the anticipated show at the London HMV Hammersmith Apollo on 26 August 26. The duo will be bringing their outstanding live performance to the UK once more and...