Tanzania’s Jihan Dimack crowned Miss Grand International 2026

Tanzania’s Jihan Mohin Dimack has been crowned Miss Grand International 2026, becoming the first African queen to win the international beauty pageant. The historic victory marks a major...

Who is Jihan Dimack? Tanzania’s first Miss Grand International winner

Tanzania’s Jihan Dimack has made history after being crowned Miss Grand International 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 10, becoming the first African woman to win the title. Her victory...

Miss Grand Tanzania wins Golden Grand Award at Miss Grand International 2026

The Organization of Miss Grand Tanzania has received the Golden Grand Award at Miss Grand International 2026, earning recognition among the pageant’s participating national organisations. The...

Ecuador wins Miss Grand Country’s Power of the Year against Tanzania’s Jihan

Ecuador’s Shyare Andrade has won the Country’s Power of the Year title at Miss Grand International 2026, defeating Tanzania’s Jihan Dimack in the final round of the public-voting contest. The...

Jux eyes global success with music and African Boy

Juma Jux is looking beyond Tanzania, with the Bongo Flava star pursuing international opportunities in both music and fashion as he works to build a wider African presence.

Marioo: Bongo Flava still has a long way to go in the US

Tanzanian Bongo Flava star Marioo has spoken candidly about the genre’s limited presence in the United States, saying that despite the efforts of many Tanzanian artists, Bongo Flava has yet to...

Diamond puts Sh923m value on one performance

Diamond Platnumz could command as much as $350,000 (about Sh923 million) for a single performance in 2027, a figure that offers a glimpse into the growing commercial value of one of Africa’s...

Burna Boy to co-host African music station in GTA 6

Nigerian music star Burna Boy is taking African music into the virtual world of Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6), where he will co-host a dedicated radio station celebrating the continent’s musical...

Chocolate StarGirl turns challenges into opportunities with new release

Emerging Bongo Flava artiste Chocolate StarGirl is turning her message of perseverance into action, with a new song and an open call for DJs and dancers looking to break into the entertainment...

How Kim Traveller and Salma Vybz turned love and laughter into a digital brand

A fall from a motorcycle might be the kind of incident most people would rather forget, but for content creator Levis Pius Kavishe, popularly known as Kim Traveller, it became an unexpected...

Miss Shinyanga 2026 to promote region’s tourism, investment opportunities

Shinyanga Region is set to use the Miss Shinyanga 2026 beauty pageant to promote its cultural heritage, tourist attractions and investment opportunities, with the contest scheduled for October 11...

Temi Nkem wins Big Brother Naija Season 11

Nigerian reality TV star Temi Nkem has emerged as the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 11, taking the crown after 70 days in the reality show’s “Show Ya Sef” edition. The 21-year-old, whose...

Jihan Dimack starts the race for Top 2 in Miss Grand Country’s Power of the Year

Tanzania’s Jihan Dimack has started the race for a place in the Top Two of Miss Grand International 2026’s Country’s Power of the Year competition, with the beauty queen carrying strong momentum...

Paramount, Warner Bros. set to become Skydance after $110bn merger

The Hollywood landscape is set for a major shake-up as Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery prepare to come together under a new corporate identity, Skydance. The merger is expected to close on...

Jihan Dimack reaches final four in Miss Grand’s Country’s Power challenge

Tanzania’s Jihan Dimack is through to the final four of the Country’s Power of the Year challenge at Miss Grand International 2026, putting her one step closer to securing an automatic place in...