Accra will come alive with wines on Saturday, July 15, as Wines of South Africa (WOSA) and partners bring wine lovers and dealers together at this year’s Wine tasting event scheduled for the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel.
WOSA is bringing together the best wines makers and brands from South Africa for a grand tasting tour, which starts in the morning with a ‘TweetUP’ event for Ghana’s most vibrant social influencers to taste and share their experiences on Twitter. It will be hosted by Allister Kreft & Brad Coetzer with tasting ranging from MCC to Viognier, muscat and cabernet sauvignon.
In the afternoon, there will be a forum to explore business opportunities in the wine trade, for businesses and individuals interested in import and distribution or whole sale of Wines of South Africa. The evening will see invited guests taste some of the best wines South Africa has to offer, at the main wine tasting event.
The grand event is an initiative of WOSA (a non – profit Organization) to promote the world acclaimed South African Wines to consumers around the World.The tour in West Africa and particularly in Ghana is in partnership with JON WILLIAMS Events Company which has joined forces with WOSA to promote quality South African Wines in Ghana.
The team will interact with consumers, Wine distributors and wholesalers as well as the hospitality and Tourism industry in Ghana. The tour will also include a professional Wine Course Training session for Hospitality and Tourism operators like Restaurants, Pubs, Lounges and Hotels.
Over the last few years Ghana has been selected as a strategic destination in West Africa due to many factors which the organizers are hopeful will be the epitome of great hospitality, business and pleasure for all stakeholders in the industry.
Ghana holds an enviable position as a favorite investment destination in the sub–region and with a strong bond of business between South Africa and Ghana.
Here is what’s hot on DStv from July 15 to 29.
Fear Factor Sony Max Ch. 128 20 July 6pm (Mon- Fri)
In each episode of Fear Factor contestants (sometimes solo, often paired with spouses, siblings or best friends) must decide if they have the guts and determination to face their most primal fears. Under the supervision of professional Hollywood stunt coordinators, contestants are confronted with a series of challenging stunts. If they complete their task they advance; if fear stops them from completing a stunt or they fail the mission, they are immediately eliminated. The contestant who wins the final challenge takes home the prize. Mondays to Fridays at 6pm
Shark Week Discovery Channel Ch.121 Monday, 24 July 8pm
Shark Week, television’s longest-running and eagerly awaited TV event returns to Discovery Channel on Monday, 24 July and continues through Sunday, 30 July. Shark Week delivers all-new ground-breaking shark stories incorporating innovative research technology to reveal compelling insight on some of the most unique shark species in the world. This year, the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, will intrigue viewers with one of the most challenging races of his career, in addition to getting schooled on everything ‘shark’ at the Bimini Shark Lab.
Alone: Lost & Found History Ch. 186, 19 July 21:10
Alone: Lost & Found builds off the success of Alone, the boldest and longest survival experiment ever captured on television. Just as in Alone, 10 hardcore survivalists will be dropped into the unforgiving wilderness of the Pacific Northwest but that is where the similarities end. These ten participants unbeknownst to the competitors, they will be split and dropped off as individuals, equipped with nothing but a backpack and camera gear. In order to ‘win the game’, they must mobilise, find each other, and survive on the island.
Tonight at the London Palladium: ITV CHOICE Ch.123 Saturday, 15 July 5pm
Hosted by entertainer, actor and presenter Bradley Walsh. On the bill tonight are music legend Barry Manilow, the mind-blowing skills of the Chinese State Circus, 1980s pop group Bananarama and comedian Pippa Evans.
World’s Funniest Fails: Discovery Family Ch.136Tuesday’s, 7pm
Non stop laughter on world’s funniest fails inspired by the hit YouTube channel Fail Army, this side-splitting series features a compilation of videos showing funny pranks and comical fails from around the globe, including everything from gym show-offs, making some serious equipment fails, to a dog sabotaging a wedding photoshoot. Each week a panel of celebrities and comedians will analyse the videos that have exploded across the internet, with the goal of awarding the funniest one with the “Golden Terry Award”.
International Tiger Day: Nat Geo Wild Saturday, 29 July
International Tiger Day takes viewers are in for a roaring treat dedicated to these magnificent creatures. The slate included five special programmes which all showcase different aspects of this fascinating species.
Tiger of the Snow @12:04pm
Secrets of Wild India: Tiger Jungles @12:51pm
Animal ER: Tiger Emergency @1:37pm
Animal Fight Club II: Kangaroos, Tigers, Octopus @ 2:24pm
Tiger on the Run @ 3:11pm
2017 ‘BET Awards’ Weekend and BET Experience: BET Ch. 129 Saturday, July 15 & Sunday, July 16.
The 2017 BET Awards and BET Experience have set the standard as one of the most entertaining, unconventional, and news-provoking broadcasts on the events calendar. The not-to-be missed celebrity packed 2017 BET Awards weekend features the awards experience from the perspective of the BET Award International nominees including Global Good winner Yvonne Chaka Chaka. Performing at the award ceremony were Bruno Mars, Future, Migos, Trey Songz, Tamar Braxton, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Big Sean, Post Malone, Roman Gian Arthur and Jessie Reyez as well as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients New Edition. It will be like having a front row seat at the events!
The latest serving from Mayor’s kitchen arrives with a Clarence Peters directed music visual, to give “Mama” life and a boost to cement it as a continental smash. Enjoy!
Glitterati Records superstar Ace drops his new single titled “Lati London“. The video for “Lati London” was directed by ace director Patrick Elis and featured top Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus.
Narenda Mode has become the first sitting Indian prime minister to visit Isreal.
India has long promoted a pro-Arab agenda and downplayed relations with Israel, in fear of alienating its large Muslim population and upsetting economic ties with Arab states.
Modi’s two-day trip marks a significant warming of relations since Israel and India established full diplomatic ties 25 years ago.
Modi was welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. The Indian leader, who met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in New Delhi in May, will not visit Ramallah during this trip.
India is one of the world’s biggest importers of defence equipment, while Israel has become one if its largest suppliers.
What is behind this warming of relations between Israel and India?
The African Union has decided to allow Morocco back into the fold after a 33-year absence, despite stiff resistance from some member states over the status of Western Sahara.
After an emotional and tense debate, member states decided by consensus to leave the question of the disputed territory of Western Sahara for another day, and resolve it with Morocco “back in the family”.
“Morocco has been admitted to join the AU with a view that it will become the 55th member of the continental body. That’s made with the understanding that Western Sahara will remain a member of the AU,” said Lamine Baali, ambassador of Western Sahara to Ethiopia and the AU.
“All the debates were focused on [the issue] that Morocco should respect the internationally recognised border of Western Sahara.”
The only African country not to belong to the AU, Morocco left its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, in 1984 after the body recognised the independence of Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara.
Morocco submitted its bid to rejoin last year, reportedly in the hope that being inside the AU would bring it diplomatic gains against Western Sahara’s independence movement – the Polisario Front – and allow it to lobby against Western Sahara’s membership in the AU.
But Baali said Morocco had been re-admitted “with the understanding that Western Sahara will remain a member of the AU”.
The membership of relatively wealthy Morocco was welcomed by many members of the AU, which has been criticised for being overly dependent on non-African donor funding.
There was also some opposition from countries supporting the Polisario, observers said.
An African Union source, who followed the debate for Morocco to return to the continental body, said that 39 countries supported Morocco’s bid but nine voted against it.
Polisario leader and member of the Sawhrawi delegation Minister Mohamed Beiset told Al Jazeera that while there was a lengthy debate, “the wisdom of the African leaders made it possible to reach a consensus that was acceptable to everyone”.
The delegation decided, said Beiset, that “it was better to have Morocco inside the house, inside the family, and to try to reach African solutions to African problems”.
He congratulated Morocco for joining the AU, and said it was “a new opportunity that we should all seize in starting a … genuine dialogue between us to reach a solution to the long-standing conflict that has separated us”.
The creation of the African Union (AU) began with a wave of optimism about the continent’s future.
In 1963, a group of independent African nations created the Organisation of African Unity – which later became the AU.
Its promise was to bring Africans together and propel the continent towards peaceful co-existence and growth.
The organisation now says peace and security have become more worrying than ever – and it’s working to address the issue.
While the focus of the bloc’s summit this year is Africa’s young people and their future, conflicts in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic are dominating the agenda.
Millions continue to flee from violence and natural disasters across the continent.
Poverty, the outbreak of disease and food shortages are all big issues. So, will the AU be able to address these issues?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Solomon Dersso – Founding director of Amani Africa Media and Research Services
David Monyae – Co-director of Confucius Institute at the University of Johannesburg
Mike Omeri – Researcher of history and war studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy
Baba has released a new video titled “Tonight“.
The video becomes the official video to his smash hit single “Tonight” which was released in October 2016.
On this video Baba merges his distinctive style of music with Instagram shots from #TonightDanceCompetition and exciting components.
‘Tonight’ was produced by Baba and Co-Produced by Fliptyce. Baba Kuboye made a solo run reaching his ever growing and supportive fans with this great song and here is the video carved to appreciate his fans around world using the Instagram journey of in-vogue dance competition.
MizzSpice is a reggae and dance hall artiste with Urhobo bloodline in her genre. Feeling Good was produced by the magnificent DJ coublon.
MizzSpice is currently signed to Capetainment Africa, an international record label based in Nigeria. MizzSpice is under the management of Ijobanadanku.
Below are 6 things you can do when you can’t get a job in Nigeria.
1- Consider Unpaid Internships or Volunteer Work
It might be difficult, but if you find that you can’t get a paid full-time job, you can apply to firms for unpaid internships or NGOs for volunteer work. Companies and NGOs will most likely yield to this and offer you an internship position which can help you gain some experience rather than just sitting idle. The experience gained can then qualify you for a higher level position when you decide to end the internship and return to the job market to continue your search. In some cases, for unpaid internships, if the company is impressed with your work as an intern, they can offer you a paid and more permanent position in the firm. Internships and volunteer work are great ways to get your foot in the door at a company or firm and learn some new skills, as well as gain some experience in the process.
2- Consider Selling Crafts or Offering Your Services
If you’re a crafty person (you like to make and invent things), you can try to sell some of your crafts. There are many online platforms, as well local craft fairs, that support this and if the patronage is good, you can actually turn it into a business. The same thing also applies to services. You can try to find work doing various tasks that you are either skilled at or passionate about. If the reception is also good and patronage is reasonably high, you can begin to advertise your services and make it a business. If the business continues to do well, you can also consider searching for entrepreneurial development initiatives and apply to them to help fund and grow your business in the long run. Bank loans are also another alternative, if you prefer.
3- Network
Networking can be a bit difficult, but thankfully it can be learned and can be very useful in helping secure a job. So, do the best you can to attend events that offer networking opportunities. Work on selling yourself appropriately at these events because networking remains one of the best ways to meet new people and get new leads. Also, be sure to ‘spruce’ your online presence and ensure it is up-to-date, professional and easily accessible to recruiters and other individuals that are or could be vital to your job search.
4- Consider Other Industries
If you’ve tried and failed to find a job in the industry that you’re interested in, consider looking for jobs in other industries. It might not be exactly what you want, but it’s better than wallowing in frustration. Besides, you just might realize you actually enjoy this new career field and grow exponentially in it. You’ll never know until you give it a shot.
5- Review Your Resume
You might have made a mistake on your resume that turns recruiters off when they go through it. So, if you’re finding it hard to get a job, try reviewing your resume again. Check your resume for correct grammar and spelling, emphasize the results you achieved in your previous jobs, not just the activities you carried out, and write better cover letters. In addition, when you are eventually called in for an interview, learn to practice interviewing, research well about the company and be prepared to answer any question. Find ways to project confidence during interviews and to properly deal with instances where you might not know the answer to a question asked. Finally, just be positive, don’t let your frustrations come through and don’t undersell yourself – boldly state your accomplishment regardless of how small you think they are and give them good reasons why you’re the best fit for the job.
6- Don’t Stop Applying For Jobs
It might be frustrating but once you have reviewed your resume and you’re good to go, you should continue with your job applications. The best thing you can do to survive a period of unemployment is to apply for as many jobs as you can, and apply for them as well as you can. You can also consider applying for lower paying jobs in the meantime, just to get some money to help put food on your table until you have a breakthrough with the caliber of jobs you desire.
A popular comedienne, Lepacious Bose, on Saturday said she made more money when she was overweight than when she became slim. Bose said this at a news conference in Lagos.
I was obese for 25-years. I was never happy being fat and I had health challenges like my thyroids were aggravating, I was depressed, for two years I was not menstruating. I was so emotional and each time I visited the hospital, they will ask me to go and lose weight.
Though, I was making a lot of money because it was easy cracking jokes about my being fat. Now that I am slimming down, I do not make so much money anymore.
Above all, my weight loss has been an incredible journey and I am proud of the progress I have made and I don’t intend to stop.
I am also proud of the fact that my weight loss is an inspiration to others. I am happier, healthier and more confident. Presently, I am now a size 16. Two years ago, I was obese with a weight of 198kg.”
Ini styled her 2207 fit with a black peep toe heels by Chanel, a Hermes Birkin bag and Fendi shades for a day of run around.
Also on the corporate side, Tolu styled hers with black sandals, a mini purse and Celine shades.
Which look is your fave?
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