Celebrity campaigns and rape culture: the pluses and the pitfalls: An activist during Jacob Zuma's rape trial in 2006. He was acquitted and went on to become South Africa's president. Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoThe collective outcry from women on social media, using the #Metoo campaign, to indicate that each of them has been a victim of sexual harassment, has gripped the … [Read more...] about Celebrity campaigns and rape culture: the pluses and the pitfalls | The Conversation
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History explains why Cameroon is at war with itself over language and culture | The Conversation
History explains why Cameroon is at war with itself over language and culture: Some Cameroonians don't believe Anglophone regions need an independent state of their own. ReutersTensions between English-speaking Cameroonians and the West-central African nation’s French-speaking government stretches back to end of colonial rule nearly 60 years ago. At the heart of the tension … [Read more...] about History explains why Cameroon is at war with itself over language and culture | The Conversation
What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid | The Conversation
What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid: South African jazz legend Ray Phiri passed away after a long battle with lung cancer. Thuli Dlamini/The TimesBack in 2000, musicians interviewed for my book on music and politics in South Africa, Soweto Blues, regularly asserted: I’m not a politician. How could this be, the interview … [Read more...] about What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid | The Conversation
Deputy PS of Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture Invited to Germany
APO News from Africa: Deputy PS of Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture Invited to Germany: The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Ms. Veno Kauaria has been invited to participate in a visit to Germany, themed “Maintaining and Protecting Cultural Heritage in Germany and Around the World”. The visit takes place from 16 … [Read more...] about Deputy PS of Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture Invited to Germany
Arts and Culture to Conduct Africa Month Public Participation Event in Tembisa
APO News from Africa: Arts and Culture to Conduct Africa Month Public Participation Event in Tembisa: The Department of Arts and Culture invites members of the media to the Africa Month public participation event on Saturday, 13 May 2017 at Imbizo Shisanyama in Tembisa. The month of May marks Africa Month to celebrate the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) … [Read more...] about Arts and Culture to Conduct Africa Month Public Participation Event in Tembisa
