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South Africa's best new play, Groundswell makes it's debut in New York City with Souléymane Sy Savané.
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Entertainment
Fashion and Life Style
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Somali Twin Sisters Make a Splash in New York
Ayaan and Idly Mahallim, identical twin sisters born in Somalia, escaped the civil war at age nine for a new life in the United States. The sisters grew up in Washington DC prior to going to college, one in Boston and the other in Michigan. After graduation they headed for New York City and set up fashion label Mataano-Somali word for twins.
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Estelle Teams Up With H&M For Fashion Against AIDS
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Supermodel Oluchi Helms West Africa’s Next Top Model
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This Day/Arise Has First Showing at NY Fashion Week
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2012 Miss Angola USA Crowned
Business
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South Africa education gets e-learning digital makeover
In Africa’s schools, old-fashioned, dusty textbooks are gradually being replaced by tablets, ...
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FaceBook’s $19 Billion purchase of WhatsApp
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Future of broadcasting on display at NAB 2011
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Exit of Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph
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The African Leadership Academy-Training the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs?
World
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Liya Kebede Brings Awareness to Childbirth in Africa
Supermodel Liya Kebede continues to use her voice and celebrity to bring awareness to issues surrounding childbirth in Africa.
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The role of social media in revolutions – Tunisia Libya Egypt
Technology
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South Africa education gets e-learning digital makeover
In Africa’s schools, old-fashioned, dusty textbooks are gradually being replaced by tablets, ...
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The African Leadership Academy-Training the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs?
Health
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Africans and Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer affects hundreds of thousands of women in the U.S. every year. In 2006, 191,410 women were diagnosed with breast cancer and 40,820 of them died from this disease. Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in Hispanic women. It is the second most common cause of cancer death in white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women.
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Staple Foods
Sports
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Yaya Toure – 2013 Africa’s Best Player of the Year
The Cote d’voire midfielder Yaya Toure was chosen as the 2013 African ...
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Nigeria Football Federation Resolves World Cup Lodging Challenges