Uzonna Anele

Religion

Unkulunkulu, the creator God of the Zulus

Uzonna Anele - August 14, 2022

Unkulunkulu is the Supreme Creator of the Zulu people, a large ethnic group in South Africa.

Travel

Bo-Kaap, The Most Colorful Neighborhood in Africa

Uzonna Anele - August 12, 2022

Located in Cape Town on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city center, Bo-Kaap is the oldest surviving residential neighborhood in Cape Town and the most colorful neighborhood in Africa.

Bizarre

Jack the Signalman: The South African Baboon Who Worked as a Railroad Assistant and Never Made a Mistake

Uzonna Anele - August 10, 2022

Jack was a baboon who attained some fame for working as an assistant to a double leg amputee railway signalman in South Africa in the late 1800's.

Travel

Lake Retba: Senegal’s Magnificent Pink Lake

Uzonna Anele - August 10, 2022

Lake Retba also known as the Pink Lake is famous for its remarkable pinkish-coloured water caused by Dunaliella salina algae and its strong salt content.

History

Capoeira, the Brazilian Martial Art Invented by Enslaved Africans

Uzonna Anele - August 8, 2022

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art form that was invented by enslaved Africans in the 16th century who used it to disguise the fact that they were practising fight moves.

Africa Ranking

Top 20 Richest Men in Africa 2022: Their Age, Business and Net Worth

Uzonna Anele - August 7, 2022

According to 2022 Forbes ranking, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria is Africa’s richest man. His net-worth is estimated at $13.5 billion.

History

Meet Sarah Boone, the African American Dressmaker Who Invented the Modern-day Ironing Board in 1892

Uzonna Anele - August 4, 2022

Sarah Boone was an African American dressmaker who made her name by inventing the modern-day ironing board in 1892.

Africa Ranking

Top 10 Coffee Producing Countries in Africa, 2022

Uzonna Anele - July 22, 2022

Ethiopia is currently the Africa's leading producer of coffee, having produced well over 471,000 tonnes in 2021

Society & Culture

Origin of Death, According to the Ndut People of Senegal

Uzonna Anele - July 17, 2022

The origin of death is a theme in the myths of many cultures that extend back to the earliest hunter-gatherer cultures. This is the origin of death according to the Ndut people.

History

Arthur William Hodge, the Cruel Slave Owner Who Was Hanged for Murdering His Slave Over a Mango

Uzonna Anele - July 16, 2022

Arthur William Hodge was a plantation farmer and notoriously cruel slave owner in the British Virgin Islands, who was hanged in 1811 for the murder of one of his slaves. He was the first and only British slave owner to...

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About Me

Anele is a web developer and a Pan-Africanist who believes bad leadership is the only thing keeping Africa from taking its rightful place in the modern world.

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