Nollywood

Oyinbo Princess, the Nollywood actress with a difference

CD Anderson A young British actress is fast becoming one of Nigeria's top film stars. Nicknamed "Oyinbo (white) Princess" by her growing legion of fans...

Tarkwa Bay: Africa’s hidden surfing gem

Nigerian surfer and instructor Godpower Pekipuma was born in Tarkwa Bay, the small beach community close to Lagos harbour, where man-made shipping inlets have...

The Impact, Profile, and Reputation of South Africa on the African Continent

EY Africa Attractiveness Survey 2015 SA is the top destination for FDI projects – the country attracted 121 projects in 2014/15 SA was...

From Nollywood to New Nollywood: the story of Nigerian film’s runaway success

Nollywood is Africa's first economically viable film industry and one of the greatest explosions of popular culture ever seen on the continent. Nigerian film, long known for B-grade fare, is now producing high-quality movies able to compete internationally - allowing Africans to tell their own stories to the world.

Be bold, keep it real, make it quick: a lesson from Nollywood

In 2014, Brand South Africa's Petrus de Kock sat down with Nigerian filmmaker Alex Eyengho to discuss Nollywood. Being the second largest film industry in the world, averaging 1 500 productions a year, and being third most valuable, generating over R130-billion, Nollywood presents South Africa with important lessons for success.

Be bold, keep it real, make it quick: a lesson from Nollywood

In 2014, Brand South Africa's Petrus de Kock sat down with Nigerian filmmaker Alex Eyengho to discuss Nollywood. Being the second largest film industry in the world, averaging 1 500 productions a year, and being third most valuable, generating over R130-billion, Nollywood presents South Africa with important lessons for success.

The best of African cinema online

Africa’s diaspora can find some of the continent’s best works – and download them – at the African Film Library, a service launched earlier this year by South African broadcaster M-Net.
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Nollybooks: Literacy with love

“Chris Rock, the American comedian, jokes that if you want to hide something from a black person, put it in a book. Let’s prove him wrong and let’s get reading, sistas!” That call to action comes from Sis’ Nolly, the face of Nollybooks, a new South African romance imprint aiming to make readers out of young black women.