Is Science Fiction Coming to Africa?

Posted by Jonathan On June 23, 2012 ADD COMMENTS

The BBC World Service recently aired a short radio documentary titled ‘Is Science Fiction Coming to Africa?’ It was produced by Deborah Basckin for the Your World program, and was presented by South Africa’s Lauren Beukes, the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke award winner. In the program, Lauren interviews District 9 director Neill Blomkamp (South Africa),  [ Read More ]

Down and Out in the MP3 Market

Posted by Jonathan On May 31, 2012 3 COMMENTS

Read the full 3bute… I recently discovered this new 3bute adapted from a blog post by Chris Kirkley (on Sahel Sounds), in which he recounts a visit to an MP3 market on the streets of Nouakchott, Mauritania. Kirkley’s brief but vivid account perfectly illustrates the radical digitization of the urban African landscape over the past  [ Read More ]