Under Project is primarily an empty room that’s publicly visible. After that, it’s a lot of programming, and curating, and emailing, and installing, and printing flyers on our end.But that first point –an empty room for testing out ideas for works and shows– is really important, especially as it becomes increasingly rare in Cape Town. Misha Krynauw talks with Mitchell Messina about Under Projects. Under Projects: After renovation, prior to opening If you had to consider the terms and conditions of the commercial arts sector that are at play, how much would you say it costs to be…
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Bayelsa Queens have failed to progress in the CAF Women’s Champions League final following a 1-0 defeat suffered against Moroccan Club, FAR Rabat, at the Stade Moulay Hassan on Wednesday night. However, reaching the semi-finals was a huge step forward for the Prosperity Girls, who had stated their ambitions to make it into a first-ever final. The game, which would have been perfect revenge for the Prosperity Girls over the Moroccan side who defeated Rivers Angels in 2021, failed as they fell to an excellent goal from Ibtissam Jraidi in the 28th minute. Elsewhere, defending Champions, Mamelodi Sundowns, made it…
Kampala expats share their experiences and advice about moving to Uganda with a young family. (It’s mostly very positive!) I regularly receive questions about moving to work in Uganda and about expat life in Kampala. There are so many great things to say about Uganda but visiting for a couple of weeks isn’t the same as living here. If you’re travelling to the country on safari, or to track the gorillas, you may bypass the capital city entirely, but I love Kampala! It may be intense but the buzz can be addictive. UPDATE OCTOBER 6 2022: you may have heard…
Although films like ‘The Woman King’ offer us a small glimpse into the past, they cannot give us the full story. Still from The Woman King. At the start of The Woman King, the action drama directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, we’re transported to the year 1823, when the transatlantic slave trade positioned Europe and parts of the Americas as global power players. Amidst the scramble for mass labor are the West African empires and traders, presented with the opportunity of enriching themselves through the sale of men, women, and children abducted from surrounding territories. At the center of these violent…
In the 2009 Indian film 3 Idiots, two university students are saddened when they don’t see their friend’s name in the results posted on the school noticeboard. Soon it turns out that they had only missed his name, because it was at the very top of the list! Their friend was top of their class. Upon realising this, a new feeling arose: envy. They were disappointed that their friend hadn’t only not failed, as initially supposed, but that he’d excelled. First they were sad that their friend had failed. Then they were sad because he succeeded. We are, indeed, complicated…
Cricket South Africa will conduct a review into the national men’s team’s performance at the T20 World Cup, which they exited at the group stage following a shock defeat to Netherlands, but will also urge the players to move on quickly from another major disappointment.”It is important that we review what has happened. We are in the process of putting a panel together to ensure the review is very clinical,” Enoch Nkwe, South Africa’s director of cricket (DOC), said after the team’s arrival from Australia. “But the focus is hitting the reset button and not dwelling on the past. It’s…
• ‘Eagles Team A getting ready for Portugal test’ Nigeria’s efforts at rebuilding its senior national team after the failure to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup continues today in San Jose, where a new set of players will test their might against Costa Rica’s national team. While Costa Rica is bound for the World Cup, which kicks off on November 20, the Super Eagles have arranged a series of friendly games to test their available materials with a view to building a team that would not be found wanting at crucial times. The game against Costa Rica will…
Editor’s note:The Honorable Minister of Information and Culture for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, authors this piece in which he talks about the new Osun Osogbo project by Google Arts and Culture, in collaboration with CyArk and the Adunni Olorisha Trust / Osun Foundation Redefining, which exhibits this sacred UNESCO World Heritage Site and makes it accessible to everyone online.—–On the forested banks of the Osun river in Osogbo, Nigeria lies one of the last cultural sites of its kind. In this sacred grove, Yoruba deities are embodied in shapely, sculpted shrines and creativity and spirituality come to life. The Osun…
Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens have progressed to the semi-final stage of the CAF Women’s Champions League for the first time following Sunday night’s 3-0 victory over Egyptian champions Wadi Degla, at the Stade Prince Heritier. Wadi Degla, who were unbeaten in their two previous encounters against West African teams, were unable to match the superior prowess of Bayelsa Queens. Juliet Sunday’s first-half goal and Mercy Itimi’s second half brace ensured the progress of the Prosperity Girls to the semi-final stage The Nigerian side got on the business of the night as early as possible with an eighth-minute finish from Juliet Sunday…
Kanye West has been dropped from the billionaires’ club after his net worth fell below the $1 billion mark, according to Forbes’ latest estimates. This was after German sneaker brand Adidas cut ties with him following a series of controversial comments on Twitter. West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, had a multi-year deal with Adidas to design his trainer brand Yeezy. On Tuesday, the footwear manufacturer cut ties with him after initially saying the deal was under review. The suspension of the deal means that Adidas would end the production of Yeezy-branded products. Adidas will also stop…