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Where to now, Trevor Noah?
Lihle Z Mtshali got a front-row seat to watch A-lister Trevor Noah’s penultimate hosting of The Daily Show – a gig that turned him into a superstar
The weekly pop sack: Good looks, messy looks and the looks of AKA
‘Is Katy Perry complicit in creating an image that glamorises abusive threads of behaviour towards women?’
Queen of Katwe: Much bigger than one girl’s story
The Queen of Katwe is a brilliant story wrapped inside a gamechanging film – not just for Disney but for representation.
Beauty-benders take to the Net
Yardsticks for defining women’s looks are as important for our society’s self-image as current affairs.
Dawn of the new African queens
By upending common perceptions, the new Miss Uganda is heralding a different kind of beauty.
Spectacular Kenya basks in Lupita Nyong’o’s light
Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscar has cast the spotlight on the country – long the backdrop for Hollywood adventures – and its struggling film industry.
Oscars 2014: ’12 Years a Slave’ makes history
Steve McQueen’s slavery drama won for best picture, making it the first movie from a black director to win the prize in 86 years of the Oscars.
’12 Years a Slave’: Neglected tale of slavery gets Oscar boost
Critics are predicting great things for "12 Years a Slave", Steve McQueen’s film based on a 160-year-old slave narrative penned by Solomon Northup.