Mary Ekah This year’s edition of Pearl Look Model competition will have young aspirating models fulfill their long-term desires of displaying their talent on the runway to the delight of an international audience at an event billed to hold in Lagos next week. Pearl Look, an initiative of the renowned
In April I will be launching a fashion competition in partnership with the Vivo clothing brand. I designed the competition as an opportunity for local designers to get a chance to understand what it means to commercialise design. By making locally produced apparel more affordable and accessible to local consumers.
After five incredible years Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction. Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis will continue as a four-piece and look forward to the forthcoming concerts of their world tour and recording their fifth album, due to be released later this year. Zayn says: “My life with
It has been almost two months now since Namibia’s cycling sensation and crowd-favourite Costa Seibeb was unfairly suspended from representing his native land by a kangaroo court masterminded by the top brass of the Namibia Cycling Federation (NCF), but still no serious progress is forthcoming from the relevant authorities. The
“Every image draws me into their lives” Haunting photographic images and sculptures shape a circular exhibition entitled “Unrest”. Arranged around the walls of the Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery at The University of the Free State, the award-winning work of Hasan and Husain Essop speaks to both a local and international
After thoroughly sifting through over about 20,000 applications from 52 countries across the continent, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the selection of the first 1,000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). The foundation made the announcement yesterday in a World Press Conference in Ikoyi, where
Kenya has come in the second place with the most start-ups selected for the first 1,000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). Over ten start-ups selected in Kenya were ICT start-ups. TEEP is a $100 million initiative to discover and support 10,000 African entrepreneurs over the next
Kenya has come in the second place with the most start-ups selected for the first 1,000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). Over ten start-ups selected in Kenya were ICT start-ups. TEEP is a US $100 million initiative to discover and support 10,000 African entrepreneurs over the
The Cricket World Cup has the match it deserves. A coruscating semi-final ended in a dramatic victory for New Zealand, the joint hosts, over South Africa, the marginal favourites. It acted throughout as a commercial for the merits of attacking cricket, played without fear or favour. Somehow, it was fitting
Come April 3-4, female fashion and beauty enthusiasts will be treated to a beauty and fashion fusion extravaganza, courtesy of Charity Baaitse and Masego Kunupi who intend to take the fashion and beauty industry another notch up. In an interview, Baaitse said the idea of having a beauty and fashion
While the housemates were taking it nice and easy after a somewhat busy morning, luck fell upon Ex and his partner Lebo. The pretty-boy Ex struck gold when he picked up the ringing red phone as the other housemates casually ignored it. After answering the call Big Brother informed Ex
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) yesterday announced the selection of the first 1,000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) and its plan to create 1 million jobs in Africa. TEEP is a $100 million initiative to discover and support 10,000 African entrepreneurs over the next decade, with
