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Thinus Ferreira Guest ContributorNetflix’s top executive team in Africa plans to continue spending on scripted and unscripted content across genres until it unearths the big “Squid Game”-like show that captures global buzz.During Tuesday’s “See What’s Next Africa” showcase in Johannesburg, South Africa, the streamer unveiled several African original renewals, some co-production developments, more details around existing projects, and another multi-project output deal with the South Africa filmmaker Mandlakayise Walter Dube for films and series.Under the partnership, Dube — who directed Netflix’s first commissioned African film “Silverton Siege,” released earlier this year — will direct a variety of Netflix-owned projects. He joins Nigeria’s Junle Afolayan of Kunle Afolayan Productions and Mo Abudu of EbonyLife Studios who have similar output deals with the streamer already.

Netflix has struck a multi-project partnership with South African filmmaker Mandlakayise (Mandla) Walter Dube and unveiled its latest film with Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan, as the streamer trumpeted its investment in Africa today in Johannesburg.

Ajax boss Alfred Schreuder defended £19 million former Rangers stopper Calvin Bassey after his nightmare debut, but admitted he deserved his red card.

JAE5 is an English-Ghanaian producer who helped bring Afrobeats into the pop world's broader pallet thanks to his music with J Hus. In March 2021, he shared "Dimension," ennlisting Afrobeat star Rema and grime lord Skepta for a track that tried nobly to groove away its own trauma.

Vogue Fashion Fund Grant recipient, is still moving with the same , with an eye to offering clothing that's even more inclusive. Her 2022 collection, “Live Out Loud,” premiered via a runway film and communicated to the industry that that this was a brand ready to make its mark in the global luxury market.

Ashlee Simpson couldn't have smiled any wider as she enjoyed some quality time with her son Bronx Wentz in Los Angeles on Tuesday.The Ashlee + Evan star, 37, kept it casual in a black short sleeve T-shirt and black straight leg jeans as she went shopping with her 13-year-old son.The Shadow singer's blonde hair was pulled back into a loose chignon. Shopping: Ashlee Simpson, 37, kept is casual as she and her son, Bronx Wentz, 13, went shopping Tuesday in Los AngelesShe appeared to be wearing natural makeup, wore broad tortoise shell sunglasses and carried a quilted lavender crossover back as they left the Dick's Sporting Goods store.Bronx, looked hip in a vintage Michael Jackson concert t-shirt, blue basketball shorts, white socks and slide sandals.

Tems has shared a cover of the Bob Marley and the Wailers song, ‘No Woman No Cry’ as part of a three-song EP released for the upcoming Marvel film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Tems’ version of the 1974 original was first heard during Wakanda Forever’s recently-released trailer, but was released in full today (July 26), alongside additional soundtrack contributions ‘A Body, A Coffin’ by Amaarae and ‘Soy’ by Santa Fe Klan.Together, the trio of tracks comprise the film’s first musical offering: Wakanda Forever Prologue. Listen below: In a press statement regarding the EP, the film’s director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson described Wakanda Forever Prologue as an “aural first glimpse” into the “sound world for the film”, borne out of the pair’s “extended trips to Mexico and Nigeria.”“During the nights on these trips, we had recording sessions with contemporary artists who were akin to the characters and thematic material explored in the film… The instrumental score and soundtrack for Wakanda Forever both organically grew from these sessions and workshops,” the joint statement read.Set to be released in cinemas in November of this year, Wakanda Forever is the sequel to Marvel’s first Black Panther film, which was released in 2018.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHollywood Records and Marvel Music have released the first three tracks in anticipation of Marvel’s upcoming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”The three-track prologue soundtrack features Nigerian artist Tems. The singer, who is currently riding the wave of Afrobeats musicians, was heard this weekend when the trailer was released at Comic-Con. Tems sings a cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry” with a Kendrick Lamar sample of “Alright.”The trailer is strung together with a lyrical motif of “We gonna be alright” from Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright,” moving between images of Wakanda’s aquatic environments, futuristic technology and a somber funeral for the late Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa.

In the heart of Bolton lies one of the biggest car breakers in the country which has made serious money out of exporting used car parts to countries as far wide as Nigeria and Poland.

READ MORE: Calvin Bassey Rangers exit confirmed as Ibrox club rake in mega money for Nigerian international Now the club themselves have confirmed his presence and have even got him kitted out in a home shirt alongside captain James Tavernier. They posted to Twitter 'the captain & the chef' as Ramsay made his way around various members of staff at the Premiership club.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBeyonce has revealed the credits for her forthcoming seventh full-length solo album “Renaissance,” and they’re every bit as star-studded and envelope-pushing as you’d expect, a mixture of household names like Drake, Jay-Z and Pharrell, veteran hitmakers like The-Dream, Raphael Saadiq, Hit Boy, Mike Dean and Nova Wave, and some unknowns who are having their first entries on Genius.com.Based on the songwriting credits revealed in Apple Music — with a few typos — collaborators include:Drake, on the song “Heated,” Jay-Z, with credits on three songs, Pharrell Williams, likely in collaboration with his Neptunes partner Chad Hugo (the name “Chad” appears at the end of the credits for song “Energy”), Nigerian singer Tems, Solange/ D’Angelo collaborator Raphael Saadiq, R&B chanteuse Sabrina Claudio, Longtime Beyonce collaborator The-Dream (“Single Ladies,” “Who Run the World (Girls)”) on multiple songs, Longtime Jay-Z/ Kanye West collaborator No I.D., Songwriting/production duo Nova Wav (Denisia “Blu June” Andrews and Brittany “@Chi_Coney” Coney), PC Records founder and Charli XCX collaborator A. G.

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Rangers standout Calvin Bassey is closing in on a £19m plus add-ons move to Ajax on the back of his eye-catching displays last season - and is poised to enter the history books

Giovanni van Bronckhorst insists Rangers a list of targets ready to pursue after Calvin Bassey departs. The defender is closing in on a move to Ajax which is set to smash the Ibrox club's transfer record and bank them in excess of £20million.

Harry Styles’ Harry’s House returns to the top of the Official Albums Chart this week, celebrating its fifth non-consecutive week at Number 1. 

Grammy nominations, historic high-ranking Billboard placements, and slots on every major concert festival of 2022, for the most part, Tems remains an enigma. The Nigerian songbird, whose soothing deep-register vocals have earned her both Soul Train Music honors and a BET award, has remained largely private and away from blog fodder – a rarity for other 27-year-olds in the industry. In our social-media-heavy age, few artists are so omnipresent yet still such a mystery to fans and admirers.

Harry Styles reclaims Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Harry’s House.

Connor Goldson is convinced wanted man Calvin Bassey has the ability to become a star for any team amid significant interest in his signature.

Marriage isn’t easy — especially on reality TV. Six 90 Day Fiancé couples are coming back for season 7 of Happily Ever After?, and they’ve all got plenty of drama to work through.

Ex-Rangers and Hibs star Kevin Thomson has tipped Rangers starlet Alex Lowry to fill the shoes of Premier League- bound Joe Aribo.

Gutted Ally McCoist admits he is disappointed to see Joe Aribo leave Rangers this summer - and reckons it's a shock that he will leave Ibrox for less than his £10million buyout clause.