Luxury & Lifestyle

Dubai-based hotel management company Aleph Hospitality has today signed the management contracts for three hotels in Kenya. The hotels, Boma Nairobi, Boma Inn Nairobi and Boma Inn Eldoret, are owned by Red Court Hotel, a subsidiary of Kenya Red Cross Society. Managed under Red Court Hotel’s home grown Boma brand until now, Dubai-based Aleph Hospitality has been appointed to manage the...

Gloria Wavamunno, a model at the very first Ugandan fashion week show that was held in Kampala in 2014, has beckoned on fellow designers to project their business towards encouraging local markets. She said that the Ugandan fashion industry is in dire need of improvement. According to her, the industry is suffering due to struggling ventures, small scale production, semi-professionals,...

The city of Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, has the biggest shopping centre in Central Africa. As of now, the general public is enthusiastic about finding the Douala Grand Mall. The ultra-modern tower is built on 40,000 m2 of which 18,000 m2 of commercial space is dedicated to entertainment, leisure and shopping. "The shops are there, everything is in place....

Nigeria's leading luxury fashion destination Polo Avenue has secured sole rights to retail Gucci Ready-to-Wear clothing in Nigeria and West Africa. A spokesperson for Polo Avenue made the announcement today during a media briefing held at Victoria Island Lagos. The spokesperson noted that Polo Avenue has successfully established itself as the gatekeeper for luxury brands in West Africa. This successful establishment...

Folake Akindele Coker, the CEO of fashion designer brand Tiffany Amber has swapped couture for the production of PPE's. To make this shift possible, Coker said the company initially had to procure over 15 tons of fashion design raw materials. These materials included about 90,000 yards of clothing material, approximately one million yards of thread, and 300 yards of elastic...

Being quarantined in the house, and having to take those 2 am zoom lectures which are often awkward and boring, can be mildly soul-destroying. Maybe you’re running low on funds after using online shopping as a coping mechanism. You’re here because you need a distraction from this new normal. Start by considering these 25 ways to stay active and hustle...

Buried deep in the ground of the outback of Western Australia geologists have discovered the scars of a large 100 million-year-old meteorite crater. Signs of the meteorite crater were first detected while a drilling company was digging for gold in private gold fields south of Ora Banda, a former mining town turned ghost town in Western Australia's remote north. With a diameter of about...

Many Parisians consider the area a no-go zone of prostitutes, drug dealers and petty criminals. It's also seen clashes between youngsters and French police — and, in July, anti-discrimination protests, inspired by the Black Lives Matters movement in the United States.  But Jacqueline Ngo Mpii's "Little Africa" walking tour instead showcases the talent and energy of the neighbourhood's African diaspora. "Barbes is...

By Miracle Nwankwo Eating has been unusual since we have been quarantining during this pandemic. People are gaining more weight and trying to figure out what to do to lose weight and most importantly curb their appetite. With advice from an expert, Amazons Watch Magazine has got you covered with three natural appetite suppressant by Dr Deb Matthew that can help...

Since the pandemic started, I have received countless messages and emails from many mums who are under a lot of pressure juggling work, kids, virtual schooling, and the home front Pre-COVID, they managed work and kids, but it was different. They could leave the house at 7 am and focus on only work-related activities until 5 pm. They had no...