After more than two weeks battling liver complications, South African singer Zahara (real name Bulelwa Mkutukana) lost her life at the age of 35 in a private hospital in Johannesburg this Monday evening, shortly before 9pm. Zahara was admitted to hospital last month after falling ill. At the time, the press...
Angolan singer Bonga received the "Grand Prix des Musiques du Monde" [World Music Grand Prize] last Thursday in Paris, awarded by SACEM [Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers]. The French professional association describes him as a "leading figure in Angolan music" who "gives full meaning to the plural notion of...
Ford has announced that the Ford Ranger 2024 model has broken a pre-sale record by selling 400 vehicles in four hours, according to the Brazilian press. In around 30 minutes, 250 vehicles were ordered. The first 200 pickup trucks should reach their owners in February 2024. The second batch should be completed by...
A study by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has detected a rare and unstable mineral called plumbonacrite in two works by Leonardo Da Vinci, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. The rare compound was detected by a group of French scientists using X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy....
Mozambican photographer Mário Macilau is the winner of this year's second edition of the James Bornor prize. The £10,000 prize, equivalent to around 790,000 meticais, supports photography talent on the African continent. This edition focused on talents from East Africa. Their work examines the practice of animism, life...
There is now a consensus that moderate/intense physical exercise is fundamental for a healthy life, lowering blood pressure, helping to control blood glucose and the Body Mass Index. However, what is often unclear is the type, quantity and limitations of this exercise, according to individual specificities....
A diet rich in iron can help prevent "lack of blood", a condition that affects around 52% of Mozambican women between the ages of 15 and 49. Find out why. "Lack of blood", "weak blood" or "little blood" are popular expressions used to describe anaemia, a condition characterized by a decrease in the amount of haemoglobin...
Denzel Washington will soon resume filming Gladiator 2, the long-awaited sequel in which Ridley Scott returns to the universe that won him the Oscar for Best Picture over 20 years ago. The actor recently released "The Equalizer 3", the conclusion to his saga as the atypical action hero Robert McCall. In...
Reduce waste and save on your supermarket bills with these 5 measures. While, according to the UN, around 780 million people go hungry around the world, every year a third of the world's food production is lost from production to consumption. Reducing losses and waste...
One of the most widely consumed drinks. There has always been controversy about the benefits and harms of coffee. Around 11,000 tons of coffee are produced and consumed globally every year. Certain substances in coffee, such as caffeine and chlorogenic acid, have psychoactive and metabolic effects. Recent studies suggest that coffee enhances...