Interviews
New Inspiring Building Designs In Africa
Coral Pavilion beach house –– Tosin Oshinowo [Photo credits- Tolulope Sanusi]Niamey Cultural Center, Niamey, Niger –– Mariam Kamara (Atelier Masomi) Photo credit- atelier masomiExterior Perspective. Image Courtesy of Adjaye AssociatesTaroudant University [photo...
Abel Mutua: Mastering Storytelling
By Anne Ndung’u, bird story agency You could consider Abel Mutua part stand-up comedian, part hype man, part voice actor (in the great Kenyan tradition of Maina and King'ang'i); or you could look at him as someone offering a new take on traditional African...
Bringing The Change: A Kenyan High-Flyer Returns To Find Gold In Raw Leather
By Anne Ndung’u, bird story agency Walking away from a well-paying international job to uncertainty isn't easy, but former World Bank economic consultant Chebet Mutai did just that after she decided she could do more to help her continent, at home. On an early...
A Passion For Limos: How Kikunda Lwembe Brought His Dream To Life
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An African Inventor And Recycler Can Finally Own His Inventions
By Patrick Nelle, bird story agency Back in 2004, a young graduate chemist in his twenties had a burning desire to practice what he had been taught. Driven by a tireless motivation to discover and invent, he started Gic Bellomar, a company that now has a number of...
Zimbabwe’s Afronomads and their journey to revolutionize African Travel
Travelling has always been one of those activities which brings the unexpected, unforgettable and intimate experiences. Dalai Lama once said that at least once in a year one should go someplace you have never been before. Personally travel is my unconventional massage...
Theproducer_zimbabwe; Telling the Zimbabwean Story through Photoshop
A picture is a poem without words. Horace “A picture is a poem without words”. Horace’s profound words came to life when l took time to digest theproducer_zimbabwe’s artistic work. His work went viral on the Twitter streets several times with thousands of reshares....
Michelina Chindiya, Zimbabwe’s Go-To Wealth Specialist and Fitness Enthusiast
I recently had a quick catch up call with a few women based in Zimbabwe, and one of them happened to be Michelina 'Mikey' Chindiya, and so whilst we were talking, me being my usual self, I decided to go full journalist on her, and below is what came out of it! Who...
‘A YOUNG ENTREPRENUER’ FROM CONQUERING THE SKIES TO BUSINESS ON THE GROUND WITH NIGEL SIKALA
Young people are making waves in Africa and as young as we are at Checkoutafrica it is always intriguing catching up with the ones setting trends and pacemaking. We caught up with Nigel Sakala, a 25-year-old Zimbabwean pilot-turned-businessman who is making waves in...
Idia Aisien on TW Magazine Cover | Talks Breaking “Rich Kid” Stereotypes
Throughout her career, Idia Aisien has continuously exceeded industry and societal expectations about milestones she is capable of achieving independently. Idia took Nollywood by storm in 2020, when she played the lead role of Nneka Agu in the remake of a Nigerian...
By Xavier; A man of many talents
Internationally acclaimed, sought-after South African photographer, Xavier Saer is a man of many talents who rediscovered his passion for music during the first lockdown. This passion resulted in two radio single releases which got him noticed and signed to Tiësto’s...
DJ BIG SKY; A man that is in his bag
With DJ, producer, writer, and event planner on his CV as well as a civil engineer diploma Mr big sky is a man that is in his bag! He started his career as a DJ in 2003 when he was mentored by DJ star who at the time was part of the legendary group BRF formed by the...