There is a perception among Africans that people who travel a lot or live outside their home countries are well to do. But what is the real situation? Radio Ghana’s Rosemary Gaisie visited Yeoville and Berea, two communities in the North of South Africa’s biggest metropolis, Johannesburg, to find out how Ghanaians are living their lives there.
Publication rights to this feature are available from Africa Media Online.
For many, football is traditionally a man’s game. Men dominate soccer on the field, in the galleries and in beer halls where the beautiful game is celebrated. But that may be changing. In Ghana, not only are women a force to contend with on the playing field, but they are also becoming passionate supporters.
Hip-life is the name for the music that pours out of nightclubs and bars throughout Ghana, and has been touted by some as the genre set to take the place of the nation’s celebrated high-life music. But not all Ghanaians are thrilled with the growing popularity of the mixture of high-life and American rap that characterizes hip-life; the older generation believes that their cultural heritage is being destroyed.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup football extravaganza appears to be progressing smoothly with the slogan ‘Celebrate Africa’s Humanity’ echoing all over host country South Africa. However, all is not rosy in the Rainbow Nation.
A hatred of foreigners could overshadow the hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup once the final whistle of the tournament is blown. A considerable chunk of the foreign population here in South Africa has been spending sleepless nights since the tournament kicked off. Local media and politicians have reportedly claimed the riots could happen again and past mistakes be repeated.
African nationals living in South Africa are mobilizing themselves to launch a World Cup winning campaign for their national teams when the tournament kicks off on June 11.
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