UK General election 2019: Labour pledges to save free TV licences

November 4, 2019 0

Labour has pledged to keep free TV licences for over-75s if it wins power in the 12 December general election. The BBC has said from 2020 only those on pension credit will qualify, after it was made responsible for funding them under the charter agreement. Shadow culture secretary Tom Watson

FASHION: First African wins prestigious LVMH fashion prize

September 5, 2019 0

A 26-year-old South African designer has become the first African to win the LVMH Prize, a prestigious award for young fashion designers that was launched in 2013. Thebe Magugu beat more than 1,700 other applicants to the 300,000 euros ($331,272; £269,887) prize money and will also receive a year’s mentoring by the luxury goods company. […]

Gadgets can be hacked to produce ‘dangerous’ sounds, says researcher

August 12, 2019 0

Many modern gadgets can be hacked to produce deafening and disorienting sounds, research has revealed. Security researcher Matt Wixey found a range of devices had little protection to stop themselves being turned into “offensive” low-grade, cyber-weapons. Mr Wixey tested laptops, mobile phones, headphones, a PA system and several types of speakers. The

Met Gala 2019: Celebrities reveal their ‘campest’ looks on the red carpet (PHOTOS)

May 7, 2019 0

The Met Gala, an annual benefit event for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is considered one of the world’s biggest fashion events. It is known for its exclusive guest list, its expensive tickets and – most of all – its extravagant outfits, based on a different theme each […]

Bob Marley tapes to be auctioned after 40 years in hotel basement

May 7, 2019 0

LONDON, England – A cache of long-lost Bob Marley live recordings found in a damp hotel basement in London after more than 40 years there and painstakingly restored will go under the hammer in Liverpool this month. These iconic recordings are from a point in time when Bob Marley was really at his peak and […]

ETHIOPIA: He was an icon for us – Ethiopians pay tribute to Eritrean-American rapper Nipsey Hussle

April 8, 2019 0

Ethiopians held an emotional farewell, reciting poems and delivering moving speeches in honour of murdered rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose roots in neighbouring Eritrea won him admirers in both countries. Known for his Grammy-nominated debut album, Hussle was shot dead last week in front of the clothing store he owned in the US city of Los […]

R. Kelly asks judge for permission to play Dubai concerts

March 21, 2019 0

R&B star R. Kelly has asked a US court to let him travel to Dubai to perform concerts next month. According to a motion filed in Cook County Circuit Court, Mr Kelly also plans to meet members of the United Arab Emirates’ royal family. The embattled singer faces 10 charges of sexual abuse involving four alleged […]

South Sudan is world’s least happy country, Mauritius – happiest country in Africa

March 21, 2019 0

South Sudan was ranked the least happiest nation in Africa and the world, while Mauritius ranked the happiest on the continent, and 57th overall in the world. The United Nations report released on Wednesday March 20 which is International Day of Happiness, is compiled by asking citizens in 156 countries how happy they perceive themselves […]

Wireless headphones like Apple Airpods ‘could pose cancer risk’, scientists warn

March 13, 2019 0

The white toothbrush-heads of Apple’s Airpods have become an iconic new technology, and are to be seen everywhere this year, having sold 28 million worldwide. But could wireless Bluetooth headphones such as Airpods pose a cancer risk? A group of 250 experts have signed a United Nations and World Health Organisation expressing ‘serious concern’ about the risks […]

Jamaica Welcomes One Million Visitors in First Nine Weeks of 2019

March 13, 2019 0

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica welcomed one million visitors to its shores in the first nine weeks of this year, providing foreign exchange earnings of approximately US$800 million. “The industry is now at the peak of its growth, and the beauty about us in tourism is that we make new peaks… because we are […]