Video By Kind Courtesy: SaharaTV/ Sahara Reporters SaharaTV’s Kwesi Baako interviews Namwali Serpell as she discusses her 2015 Caine Prize win, and explains why she wants to share her prize with other shortlisted nominees. Watch the interview here:
By Golden Sibanda Culled From The Herald, Zimbabwe Government has banned the importation of second-hand clothes and shoes with effect from September 1 this year, as part of economy-wide measures to facilitate recovery of local industry. The products have been removed from the general import licence, with future importations now subject to seizure and destruction. Presenting
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) is set to present a Kantanka K71 model to the best Gospel musician as part of the group’s prize for winning the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Gospel Music Artistes of the Year. The Union’s President Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour led a MUSIGA delegation which included the
Bessa Simons an ace keyboardist and onetime member of Osibisa the greatest band ever to come out of Ghana speaks fondly about the support offered by the Arts Council of England to artistes and groups for their projects. For him that is one of the main requirements for the development of the creative industries in
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Last year the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Hon Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare met Ga-Dangbe chiefs at the Guggisberg Memorial Hall in Dodowa and introduced plans for the organization of a Homogenous Homowo Festival dubbed Homofest to climax all the festivals of the Ga-Dangme people. Mrs Ofosu-Agyare indicated that her action is based on suggestion
In the past 20 or so years, very few and I am being very charitable here that very few skilled entertainers have been able to build a brand name for themselves with a strategic orientation, changing the primary focus from managing short-terms financials, to the development and maintenance of assets and skills. When I say
Following the release of the filing fees for the various positions to be contested during the elections at the upcoming congress these are the qualifications for interested persons who wish to vie for positions. The basic qualifications as stipulated in the Article 10 of the Union’s constitution are as follows: • The applicant must be
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) wishes to inform the music fraternity and all who contested in the Ghana audition for the Bob Marley Sing Alike Contest dubbed African Roots Revelation (A2R) and are looking forward to the grand finale which was scheduled to take place in Accra in August that the event has been
With two months to its national congress in October in the Eastern regional capital city of Koforidua, the Musicians Union of Ghana has rolled out plans for its congress and national elections. A statement signed by the Director of Communications and Special Projects for the Union, Ahuma Bosco Ocansey indicates that contestants for the position
