Tag Archives: Television
A Zambian activist has been arrested after arguing for gay rights to be respected as human rights, in a live TV appearance. Paul Kasonkomona was taken into custody by police who were waiting outside the studios of privately owned Muvi … read more »
Posted in News, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Zambia
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, IndepthAfrica, Kasonkomona, LGBT rights by country or territory, Michael Sata, South Africa, Television, television station, Zambia
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By Prince Charles Dickson There is no manner of death that is inconvenient for the chicken.(One is game for whatever propositions might be made to one). The phrase ‘oga at the top’, some forthnight went virile. We all know how … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos State, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Nigerians, Nkem Owoh, Port Harcourt, Shem, Television
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By Kelvin Igbodo, Daily Times Everywhere you turn to, there’s a reference to the new phrase in town. “Oga at the top.” I’m pretty sure Mr Obafaiye Shem had no inkling of what his Interview on Channels TV would cause. … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria, nigerian nigeria newspapers, NSCDC, Obafaiye Shem, Question, Shem, Television
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Ethiopian Airways have joined the international kickboxing fight between Ugandan Sharif Bukenya and Jarkul Jussulla from Finland scheduled for February 23 at Freedom City. Eddy Gombya, the fight organiser, disclosed the sponsorship but didn’t divulge details of the total package … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Airlines, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Finland, Freedom City, IndepthAfrica, Kickboxing, latest ethiopian news, Martial arts, news ethiopia, Television, Thailand, World Kickboxing Federation
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by Selam Kidane When I was a primary school my teacher from grade one was my favourite teacher… one day during lunch hour, we all saw her being led away across our play ground wailing whilst being held by some … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Araya Desta, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean, Ethiopia, Monday, People's Front for Democracy and Justice, Stockholm, Television
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By Yilma Bekele The press release was short and to the point. It was only six paragraphs long and was written in a matter of fact way. There were no trumpets blaring, no press conference with TV lights and no … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yilma Bekele
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, European Union, Ginbot 7, Ginbot 7 formation, God, GPF, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, Television, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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A family of four from Ethiopia may end up homeless following one neighbour’s written complaints about noise. Former refugee Mr Daniel Feyisa, wife Frehiwot, their seven-year-old daughter Idlawit, and 18-month-old son currently live at Ammerud located in the capital’s north-eastern … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ammerud, Dagsavisen, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Feyisa, Foreigner, Housing cooperative, IndepthAfrica, Neighbourhood, Neighbours, Television
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Los Angeles – Grammy-winning pop star Mariah Carey will join Fox television’s American Idol singing competition on the judge’s panel next season as the highly rated show tries to recapture viewership that has weakened in recent years. Kevin Reilly, president … read more »
Posted in Entertainment, World Entertainment
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Tagged American Idol, Britney Spears, Carey, hero mariah carey lyrics, Jennifer Lopez, Kevin Reilly, Mariah Carey, mariah carey hero, Nick Cannon, Steven Tyler, Television
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Maputo – Mozambican state media report about 300 armed men have gathered in a northern town, saying they are awaiting orders from the country’s main opposition leader to launch anti-government protests. Renamo party leader Afonso Dhlakama has been threatening to … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Mozambique, News, Southern Africa
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Tagged Afonso Dhlakama, Africa news, African, African news, FRELIMO, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Maputo, Mozambique, Nampula, RENAMO, Television
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Cairo – Egyptian state TV has raised the death toll to 73 after fans of rival soccer teams rushed the field, hurling stones and sticks at each other and sparking a stampede. State TV cited the health ministry and says … read more »
Posted in Egypt, Hottest News, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry, Al-Masry Club, Association football, Egypt, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Port Said, Television, Wednesday
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October 10, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Flames lit up downtown Cairo as massive clashes raged between Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims and Egyptian security forces. At least 24 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the worst sectarian violence … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Anti-Christian sentiment, Christian, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Nile, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Television, West Africa
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September 19, 2011 by benim
A British connection emerged yesterday in the police inquiry over Silvio Berlusconi’s infamous sex parties. The Italian prime minister’s fixer was said to have flown in women from the UK to attend the debauched events. They apparently included beautiful Venezuelan … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, News
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Tagged Crime in Italy, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, London, Milan, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Prime Minister of Italy, Rome, Sardinia, Silvio Berlusconi, Southern Africa, Television, West Africa
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Berlin – Libyan state television showed on Tuesday what it said was footage of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Khamis, who rebels said last week had been killed, visiting Libyans wounded in an air attack east of Tripoli. The Libyan government has … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Airstrike, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, Television, Tripoli, West Africa, Zliten
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A bus plunged into the lagoon in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan on Friday morning, killing 37 of its 47 passengers, a government spokeswoman said. Witnesses and rescuers at the scene of the accident said the bus smashed into two … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Cote d'Ivoire, News, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Alassane Ouattara, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Bus, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Guillaume Soro, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Lagoon, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, Television, West Africa
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NATO said on Saturday it had bombed three ground-based Libyan state television satellite transmission dishes in Tripoli in order to silence “terror broadcasts” by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. “Our intervention was necessary as TV was being used as an integral … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jonathan, Libya, Libyan, London, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Nigeria politics, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, Television, Tripoli, West Africa
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Cairo – Egypt will allow a television camera into court for the trials of Hosni Mubarak’s associates to placate protesters calling for more transparency. Judge Mohamed Hossam al-Gheriyani, the head of the Egyptian Supreme Judiciary Council, said in a statement … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Ahmed Nazif, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Interior ministry, North Africa, Pan African News, Protest, Southern Africa, Television, West Africa
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Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey bade farewell to her trailblazing television programme on Wednesday, ending 25 years of intimate star confessions by telling loyal fans they had been the love of her life. › Watch the final moments of Oprah’s … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, Chicago, Dakota Fanning, East Africa, Harpo Productions, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Oprah Winfrey, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Stedman Graham, Television, United States, West Africa
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Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s wife, Suzanne, was moved to an intensive care unit after suffering a heart attack Friday, hours after being ordered detained in a corruption probe, state TV said. “Suzanne Thabet has been moved to the intensive … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, East Africa, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Hospital, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, Myocardial infarction, News local news, newspapers, Noth Africa, Red Sea, Sharm El-Sheikh, Southern Africa, Suzanne Mubarak, Television, West Africa, World news
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Mbabane – Media in Swaziland say a serial killer has been sentenced to death. State TV showed David Simelane listening calmly as Judge Jacobus Annandale sentenced him Friday. Executions, carried out by hanging in Swaziland, are rare in this southern … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Southern Africa, Swaziland
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Associated Press, breaking news, Capital punishment, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Mbabane, Monarchies in Africa, News local news, serial killer, Swaziland, Television, World news
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Cairo – Attackers armed with knives and machetes on Wednesday waded into hundreds of pro-democracy activists in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, state TV said, as insecurity raged in post-revolutionary Egypt. “Hundreds of men carrying knives and swords entered Tahrir,” the presenter … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Cairo, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Mokattam, Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, News local news, Television, World news
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A month after a fire destroyed many of the lavish costumes of the Portela samba group, its members have rallied to put on a moving show at Rio’s carnival parade that more than made up for its material losses. The … read more »
Posted in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Featured 1, Photo Gallery
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Carnival, Costume, Embassies and Consulates, Governador Island, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Madureira Esporte Clube, News local news, Percussion instrument, Samba, Sambadrome, Television, World news
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February 27, 2011 by benim
Tunis – Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned on Sunday, amid renewed violence during protests in this North African country. Ghannouchi, 69, has been a major irritant to Tunisians behind the so-called “Jasmine Revolution” – weeks of public upheaval that … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Demographics of Tunisia, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Mohamed Ghannouchi, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Television, Tunisia, World news, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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January 20, 2011 by benim
Host Ricky Gervais during the Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom. PAUL DRINKWATER/NBC LOS ANGELES—Comedian Ricky Gervais says he did nothing wrong while hosting Hollywood’s Golden Globes ceremony and was merely “confronting the elephant in the room” with … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, CNN, Embassies and Consulates, Golden Globe Award, Hollywood, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, los angeles, News local news, newspapers, Piers Morgan, Ricky Gervais, Television, World news
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As the doors officially open on the 44th Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, much of the buzz surrounds tablets and televisions. Given the incredible success of Apple’s iPad, it’s no surprise many of the big tech companies announced their … read more »
Posted in Canada
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, Android, Apple, breaking news, Canada, consumer electronics show, Dolby Digital Plus, IndepthAfrica, IPad, iPhone, Microsoft, News local news, newspapers, Television, World news
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December 22, 2010 by benim
Canadians hoping to tune into the Oprah Winfrey Network each day will have to wait for two months after its American debut Jan. 1. Viva, the Corus Entertainment-owned channel that OWN is replacing March 1, will air Sunday previews starting … read more »
Posted in Canada, World Entertainment
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Corus Entertainment, CTV Television Network, Entertainment Culture, entertainment-news, IndepthAfrica, mass media, MuchMusic, News local news, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, Ryerson University, Shania Twain, Television, Television in the United States, The Oprah Winfrey Show, toronto, Viva, W Network, Womens interest channels, World news
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December 20, 2010 by benim
Google TV is apparently encountering a bit of static that has resulted in a programming change. A host of TV manufacturers has been expected to unveil new Internet-ready TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. But … read more »
Posted in Sci/Technology
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Tagged breaking news, business-news, Commerce, computing, consumer electronics show, digital media, Google, Google TV, google tvs, IndepthAfrica world news, Las Vegas, Matthew Moskovciak, NBC, Netflix, New York Times, Technology Internet, technology-news, Television, television program
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November 20, 2010 by benim
Image via Wikipedia Los Angeles, California, United States – Oprah Winfrey the queen of the talk show living a life in luxury and prosperity. Imagine standing in her shoes must to most people look like a dream. But what are … read more »
Posted in World Entertainment
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Tagged 3-D TV, 7-day cruise, Allure of the Seas, Baker’s Edge, Beecher, best-selling author, book, Breville, Brownie, brownie mix, brownie pan, ceramic knife set, Entertainment Culture, entertainment-news, Ghiradelli, HandMade, Human Interest, IndepthAfrica, kyocera, lasangne pan, los angeles, mac and cheese, Macaroni and cheese, Marianne Williamson, mass media, New York Times, Oprah, oprah brownie, oprah favorite things 2010, Oprah Gail Winfrey, oprah s favorite things, oprah s favorite things 2010, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Loves, Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprahs Favorite Things, panini press, Philip Stein, Philip Stein watch, Royal Caribbean, Sony Bravia, talk shows, Television, Television in the United States, The Oprah Winfrey Show, things oprah, Weight Loss Course, Williams-Sonoma, Winfrey
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November 10, 2010 by benim
George W Bush gave a witty, wise-cracking performance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, revealing his relief that his days in the White House were over, says Rachel Ray. One thing that hasn’t been affected after eight stressful years as POTUS … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Barack Obama, bush, Decision Points, Entertainment Culture, George Harrison, George W. Bush, Hurricane Katrina, IndepthAfrica, Larry King Live, mass media, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Show, political-news, Rachel Ray, Seattle, Television, Television in the United States, The Oprah Winfrey Show, White House, «O»
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November 1, 2010 by benim
Lloyd Cele seen to have strong chance of winning Pop Idol-based show with disproportionately white audience. One is 28, a pastor and entertains millions by singing Just the Way You Are. The other is 30, a music teacher and enchants … read more »
Posted in Entertainment, Movie & Music, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Black people, Durban, Idols, Indepth Africa, M-Net, pop idol, South Africa, South Africa Idol, South African Institute of Race Relations, Television
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October 31, 2010 by benim
Rabat – Morocco has withdrawn accreditation from correspondents of the Arab television channel al-Jazeera because of their “irresponsible” coverage of the North African kingdom, the Communication Ministry announced on Friday. Al-Jazeera had violated the journalistic rules of “honesty, precision and … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Aljazeera, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Morocco, Qatar, Rabat, Sahrawi people, Television, Western Sahara
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