Nando's Dictator Spoof Advert : Funny or Too Soon?
What do you think? Did the well-loved chicken franchise go too far?
Ten Hollywood castings in African hero roles
Why can’t continental Africans be the stars of their own stories? Is there some ancient film industry edict which states that famous black Africans can only be played by African-Americans or black Europeans? But ever thoughtful, in preparation for the next scramble for black Hollywood stars to play African icons AfriPOP! has come up with a list to give casting directors a head start:
Zim Billion Dollar Notes On Sale on eBay
Starting today the Zimbabwean government will be cutting 10 zeros off all prices and values. The $100 billion dollar note above is now worth $1. That hasn’t stopped eBay shoppers from bidding way past the real value of the now-historic billion dollar note (have you heard of a billion dollar note? let me know). Current bids on the site range from $50 to $75 US. Check them out here. In [...]
Robert Mugabe ringtone causes a stir
A ringtone ad depicting Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe as a monkey in a cage recently caught the ire of the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa after several complaints were filed. Complainants said the ad presents Africans as animals and is fueling the fire of recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. You be the judge: [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=xUpWnRD0jeg] Story via The Times