The South African artist Remofiloe Nomandla Mayisela questions the role she was expected to fulfil in her playful self-portraits MilkMaid is part of my photographic series Lipservice, which stars Mrs Martha May, a contemporary makoti (a colloquial South African term for a wife). The carton reads like a job description: long life, full cream, UHT process.
Plus: Celebrity Race Across the World reaches Borneo. Here’s what to watch this evening 10pm, BBC Two Continue reading...
A Diwali feast full of light, love and lipsmacking deliciousness Diwali, the celebration of light, arrives just as we need hope. Wishing you a very happy Diwali: may the year ahead be full of light, love and delicious things!
Can an African feminist have a white wedding? Our invitations came directly from me and my partner Mark, not – as is traditional – from our families, and in the form of a playful gif featuring the song Love Potion from the South African group Mafikizolo, a reminder that this was a wedding on our terms.
It’s tee time Pryce Cahill (Owen Wilson) isn’t worried about his midlife crisis. We’re not worrying, either: Pryce has been living fairly happily through a midlife crisis for as long as we’ve known him, which is for the one previous season of the superficially inessential yet sneakily deeply emotional golf comedy Stick.
Ghana has officially launched the Experience Ghana campaign at the World Travel Market (WTM) London 2026, marking a significant step towards strengthening the country’s position as a leading global tourism destination and showcasing its rich cultural heritage, creative industries, natural attractions and renowned hospitality. Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, at the Ghana Tourism Authority’s exhibition stand (S6-525) at ExCeL London, in the presence of tourism industry stakeholders, international travel professionals and representatives of the global travel trade.
At the centre of this activity is Bilkis Zulkarnain, a graduate of Kumasi Technical University with a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Fashion Design. In response, she established Alkiss Fashion School, with the broader ambition of helping African designers move beyond being consumers of international fashion.
Health CS Duale says the country should be rewarded, not punished, for the work it has done to...
The Salvation Army is searching for a new venue for its Lighthouse Cafe in Melbourne's inner west after being overwhelmed by those in need of free meals.
The experts spoke at the 2026 Nigeria Fertiliser Summit on Phosphorus and Food Security, organised by the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Obafemi Awolowo University and the Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), with the Fertilizer and Inputs Support Services Department of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security as co-convener in Abuja. Findings presented at the summit by the Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health for West Africa and the Sahel showed that phosphorus requirements for maize and rice in northern Nigeria…
By Cynthia Alo Lagos State Government is planning to establish between 50 and 100 small food-processing plants around its proposed food systems and logistics hub as part of efforts to promote local processing, add value to agricultural produce and strengthen the state’s food supply chain. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this at the Executive Business Breakfast organised by the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, where he outlined the state’s plans to develop an integrated system for food storage, processing and distribution.
V&A, London Treasures from the two world-defining cultures that somehow coexisted in one mighty city keep on dazzling in this gorgeous, unmissable show Two empires compete to bewitch you in this exhibition that offers a double bubble of beauty. It collides the Byzantine empire, whose capital Constantinople was officially inaugurated on 11 May AD330, with the Ottoman Turks who conquered this great city in 1453 and turned it into Istanbul.
By Gabriel Ewepu and Cynthia Alo A coalition of scientists, farmers, environmentalists, nutritionists and civil society organisations has called on the Lagos State House of Assembly to ban genetically modified organisms, GMOs, in the state, warning of potential threats to public health, biodiversity, farmers’ livelihoods and food sovereignty. Some of the stakeholder groups involved in the rally are Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF; Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN; Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA; Kebetkache Women…
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DMT Collateral Management Limited for the construction of a 21,000-tonne grain storage facility in Wa in the Upper West Region. The Chief Executive Officer of DMT Collateral Management Limited, Paul Sannie Minlah, said the project would incorporate an emergency grain reserve system known as the Hospital Bin, designed to ensure the availability of food stocks during periods of national need.
A charity in the NSW Southern Highlands says red tape is holding back its plan to help alleviate homelessness by building tiny homes on privately-owned rural land.
Makinde made the call on Tuesday in Ibadan during the inauguration of the Joseph and Esther Homes for Senior Citizens. The inauguration also included the launch of a book, ‘Built from the Break’, authored by renowned Nollywood actress Shola Shobowale.
The ancient tradition of mutton birding — which Aboriginal people have done for thousands of years — has brought this young Indigenous man a deeper connection to both Country and identity.
After a profits dip, the chain’s demerger from its sister food company still makes sense but is unlikely to reveal tons of value Primark brings forward home deliveries plan by two years as profits slide The business logic for demerging Primark from Associated British Foods’ greater Ovaltine-to-Twinings empire – an event due to happen by the end of next year – is impeccable. One paragraph can be about a yeast plant in India or the impact of high gas prices on sugar-refining margins; the next can jump to Primark’s new “digital flywheel” or the progress of the “By Coleen” collection.
I am a postgraduate-qualified clinical animal behaviourist and an accredited dog trainer with the Professional Association of Canine Trainers, with more than 16 years’ experience, and I charge £60 an hour for in-person training in affluent Cambridge. Dr Susannah O’Hanlon Oakington, Cambridgeshire Continue reading...
Retailer acquires robot-assisted warehouse and intends to have UK service up and running before end of 2027 Primark is to begin making home deliveries by the end of next year as it aims to win new shoppers after a slide in profits. George Weston, the boss of the cut-price fashion chain’s owner Associated British Foods (ABF), said it had brought forward the launch of Primark’s home delivery plans by about two years.
Kellogg’s substitutes ingredient with rice flour, as climate crisis affects availability of some grains They will snap and they will crackle, but they may no longer pop, as Kellogg’s has removed rice from its Rice Krispies and Coco Pops cereals due to “changing weather conditions”. Rice Krispies has been reformulated to use rice flour instead of rice, while Coco Pops now contain a blend of rice flour and corn flour instead of rice in order to maintain consistent quality.
Long, short, tailored or sporty, there’s a great jacket for everyone – here are our favourites • Jess Cartner-Morley’s November style essentials It’s November, which means your thick tights and cosiest jumpers have emerged from that box under the bed. And while winter weather brings with it a whole host of wardrobe-related challenges, few can’t be solved with the addition of an outstanding coat.
Attacks on grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine may drive up food prices, hitting import-dependent countries hardest.