Events
The Zulu Reed Dance Festival Returns Following Covid-19 Hiatus
September 2022 saw the return of the Zulu reed dance festival. A cultural joy, It is a long-standing tradition to hold this annual ritual to honour sexual purity and to encourage young females to abstain from having sex. The ritual is a customary rite of femininity...
AfriBlocks Hosting Its Annual Freelancers Summit
AfriBlocks will be hosting its 2nd annual Freelancers Summit on the 6th and 7th of May 2022 Running under the theme “Reimagining the Future of Work”, the summit brings together industry leaders from around the world in a bid to create healthy conversations around the...
Plans for an African Super League slated for September 2023
Close to becoming reality, plans for an African Super League seem to be edging closer to materialization. Currently on track for September 2023, according to CAF President Patrice Motsepe, the CAF Super League, which would bring together the 24 best teams on the...
YouTube Music partners with Culture Management Group for Afrochella 2021
To amplify Black voices on the continent through its Future Insiders program for aspiring music professionals Culture Management Group, in partnershipwith YouTube Music today announced a groundbreaking collaboration to bringmusical programs to Africa, helping to...
iDesign Art – Affordable Art Fair
After a tough year navigating the coronavirus pandemic, the iDESIGN Art affordable art fair is back with the 7th edition. This event will take place at the Nimbus Art Centre from the 26th of March to the 11th of April, 2021, at a location that has grown to become the...
GLOBAL AFRICAN AWARDS VIRTUAL EDITION 2021
The Global African Awards (GAA) has announced dates for the virtual edition of this year's awards gala set for 24 March 2021. The annual event of the GAA, sponsored by Brand South Africa, will be streamed live across the globe on the Global African Awards' social...
International Afro Dance Festival 2020
The International Afro Dance Fest 2020 is an exciting online event celebrating contemporary African Dance through the youthful global leaders of the burgeoning Afrobeats dance scene. Hosted by The Africa Centre, in Southwark, London, this ambitious project will...
CheckoutAfrica : SOMA – Rudeboi Video Premiere
Known for his artistic presentation for his music and unique collaborations Shumba Maasai is an up and coming independent artist who is making waves in the creative scene. I have watched him perform live and he has always provided an experience whether he performs...
Vee Mukarati; the Vanguard of Zimbabwean Contemporary Jazz Music
Vera Nazarian once said that “If music is a place… then Jazz is the City, Folk is Wilderness, Rock is the Road and Classical is a Temple.” Indeed Jazz is a special genus and one of those dazzling diamonds of the creative industry that aids human beings to make sense...
AFRONATION 2020
AFRONATION is back in Portugal this summer and you do not want to miss it! I stick by the comment that I made last year when I said that AFRONATION is the festival of the summer! I had friends that went to AFRONATION in Portugal and Ghana last year and every single...
Riky Rick, 5 Minutes with the South African Rapper
South African Rapper, Rikhado Makhado better know by his stage name Riky Rick graced CheckoutAfrica with an Instagram takeover. Here's what we learnt from the "Sidlukotini" rapper. Q: For those who may not know. Who is Riky Rick? A: Basically, I'm a rapper,...
Organic Life Plus Presents; The Lifestyle, Shop and Sip
You are specially invited to the Lifestyle Shop & Sip pop up event, brought to you by Organic Life Plus and three other world-class brands (Mos Natural Solutions, RODA Statement Leatherwares & ASSIAN Wears) joining forces on the 2nd & 3rd of November 2019...