Art is perhaps the ultimate form of expression, and in recognition of its powerful, evocative nature as well as its ability to express what words sometimes are unable to articulate, GAIA Africa in partnership with Aworanka is holding an art exhibition that will last for three months. Tagged Frami…
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Vendome Lagos is the Perfect Blend of Fine Dining and Timeless Quality
As the hospitality industry reopens, a new dining space is unlocking its doors for the first time: Vendome Restaurant sits majestically within the heart of business and entertainment in Victoria Island Lagos, and will formally open on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Located precisely at No.5 Ademola A…
Nigerian Emmy Kasbit wins Inaugural Africa Fashion Up Prize in Paris
Nigerian fashion designer, Emmanuel Okoro of Emmy Kasbit has added yet another international award to his portfolio: he has emerged the winner of the inaugural edition of Africa Fashion Up, a showcase for African designers, with his men’s and women’s collection made using traditional West African…
The Early Adopters of Electric Vehicles in Africa are… Luxury Safari Resorts?
“I could hear this buffalo panting heavily deep in the bushes,” recalls Sipps Maswanganyi, head guide at Cheetah Plains, a luxury outfit in South Africa’s Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Following those faint sounds, he found a 1,500-pound bovine on its last breaths, being taken down by seven stealthy l…
South African Artist Nelson Makamo, Turns the Porsche 911 Carrera to His Canvas
Growing up in the 1980s in rural Modimolle, in South Africa’s Limpopo province, a young Nelson Makamo fantasised that he would one day hold the keys to his own Porsche 911. What he did not anticipate was a chance encounter with a modern-day model during a residency in Franschhoek, in Western Cape…
Luxury Tourism: Africa’s Latest Post-Pandemic Recovery Plan
Africa is known for many things all over the world including its colourful culture that differs from town to town, country to country; its fashion that is beginning to dominate global trends, and its skincare industry that in recent times has garnered attention. But now, the continent is looking …
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Nigerian-Based Winston Leather is Fast Becoming a Global Accessories Brand
Winston Udeagha, founder of Nigerian-based leather and fashion accessories brand, Winston Leather, was watching the news one day when a light bulb went off in his head. The story was about a family of cocoa farmers living in Ghana that had never tasted chocolate despite growing the main ingredien…
The Art of Resilience by Lewa Next Gen is an Exhibition with a Purpose
When countries all over the world shut their borders due to the Coronavirus, quite a number of industries suffered immensely as a result. But maybe none was as badly affected as the tourism sector, including wildlife conservancies like Lewa. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a private, not-for-pro…
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Nelson Mandela’s Former Home Becomes Luxury Boutique Hotel
Before his death, Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first Black president and the face of the anti-apartheid movement in the country, owned at least three homes. One was at Qunu, the village where he was raised; the second in Soweto where he started his family, and the third in Houghton, Johannesbur…
ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Bunmi Agusto and an ‘Escape to Within’
To the rest of the world, she is an artist – one that may be further described as brilliant, incredibly talented, and all other adjectives that aptly capture the work she produces. But for Bunmi Agusto, she is more than the bold drawings and paintings that draw life from the deeply-rooted i…