Obamas

The Obamas Finally Reveal Their Netflix Shows

Last week Tuesday, the Obamas new production company Higher Ground Productions announced seven projects lined up for Netflix. These include several documentaries and a movie about Frederick Douglass. Mr....
Sulwe

Lupita’s Book On Self-love: Sulwe

Lupita Nyong'o continues to inspire black people around the world. She's added 'author' as the latest feather on her cap. Her new book Sulwe teaches children to...
Mulendema

Malenga Mulendema’s Show on Netflix

We're here for Africans winning. Especially when they're women. Earlier this month, Netflix announced plans to air its first animated original series from Africa. The brains behind this...
Us

Everyone Is Talking About ‘Us’

If you haven't heard of Jordan Peele's latest movie- Us - what rock have you been living under? Already it has earned $174.5 million globally, against the $20...
Kone

Rest Well, Kone Nouhoum

Kone Nouhoum, a popular actor from the TV series Selina, passed away late last month, leaving fans in shock. The actor died while undergoing treatment at Nairobi Hospital's Intensive...
Becoming

Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama

Few books captured the world's attention in 2018 like Michelle Obama's Becoming. It sold more than two million copies in all formats in North America in its first 15...
18 Hours

Kenya’s ’18 Hours’ Wins Big At AMVCA 2018

The Kenyan film 18 Hours bagged 3 awards at the Africa Music Viewers Choice Awards this past weekend held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The...

Too Early for Birds: The Brazen Edition

Too Early for Birds is an experimental theatre production built on the premise that African stories should be told by Africans, the African way. In telling our...
Onjerika

Makena Onjerika Bags The Caine Prize!

Here at Zeda, we love seeing women win. This time it's Makena Onjerika, a Kenyan author who's bagged the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing for her story Fanta Blackcurrant....
fame

Lupita On The Walk Of Fame!

Lupita Nyongo's star continues to shine brighter- and this time literally. The beloved Hollywood actress is set to receive her very own Walk Of Fame star. The news...

Diplo and MØ Open to Collaborating with Kenyan Artists with the New Tuborg Open

Tuborg, the Danish lager brand, has announced the return of their music campaign Tuborg OPEN, which this year sees global pairing Diplo and MØ exploring musical influences...

Sauti Sol, Shekhinah and OSHUN to Headline Thrift Social ‘Made in Kenya’ Edition

Thrift Social is arguably Africa’s biggest thrift market and is celebrating its 3rd birthday in style. On Saturday 24th June 2018 at Uhuru Gardens from noon to...