South Africa holds it seventh general elections on May 29, 2024. Since the country's first democratic elections in 1994, which saw Nelson Mandela elected president, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has consistently won the majority in parliament thus getting to form a government. But 30 years on, the party has been criticized for failing to deliver on its promises to improve the lives of South Africans, especially its Black population. Amidst the rising levels of unemployment, power crisis, and perceptions of corruption, can the ANC still win power? Journalist Kenneth Mokgatlhe joins us with some thoughts. And, a 17-year-old teenager graduated from the Arizona State University this month with a PhD, making her the youngest to ever graduate from her program.

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Sylvia Arthur grew up in England. During her years working in Europe, she bought and read books - over 1,000 of them. When Sylvia packed up her life in Europe and moved to Ghana, she opened up her personal book collection to the public. Her move was inspired partly by what she said was the lack of books by Ghanaian and other African authors in bookstores in the country. Sylvia Arthur's personal collection has since morphed into what is today the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD). The library which doubles as an archive is on a mission to collect and showcase rare and first edition books authored by Africans and people of African descent. She tells us why curating this library is important. And, the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Japan is constructing a fence on a stretch of a sidewalk to block the view of the iconic Mount Fuji.

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As a young man growing up in Togo, Bamazi Talle discovered he had a talent for art so he learned all he could from his uncle. In the mid 1990s, an invitation to the United States set him on a path to learn more about art. Today, he's a renowned artist whose work has been featured on PBS and in other art magazines and new media. He is also the founder of KIACA, a gallery in Columbus, Ohio, that helps budding African and African American artist hone their craft. He tells us why he founded the gallery and the importance of investing in art. And, Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya completed a 60-hour chess marathon in New York City's Time Square in his quest for a Guinness World Record.

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