Nelson Mandela's granddaughters Swati Dlamini, Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway and Dorothy Adjoa Amuah are flanked by producers Graham Swanepoel, left, and Rick Leed.

Three of former president Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren are to star in a new reality show, a member of the family announced on Thursday.

“The show will be about our lives as young, black women… We’re not wearing ‘I’m a Mandela’ T-shirts,” Swati Dlamini, granddaughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, told reporters in Johannesburg on Thursday.

Said her cousin Dorothy Adjoa Amuah, granddaughter of the late Evelyn Mandela: “We are exposing Africa for what it is… with a new middle class of intellectuals… contributing to the economy.”

Dlamini, Amuah and Swati’s older sister Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway, grew up in the United States, but returned to South Africa for business and family reasons.

The show would take an unscripted look at the role of the new generation of women as mothers and career women.

“We’re definitely not the African Kardashians [three US reality stars],” Amuah said.

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Celebrity chefs have already conquered land and sea. But now they’re going airborne. Tomorrow, October 1st, American Airlines will debut two new lines of food “developed” by the company’s new celebrity chef partners, Marcus Samuelsson of New York’s Red Rooster and Richard Sandoval of Pampano and others.

Samuelsson’s dishes, which are being called the “New American Table” menu, after his cookbook, will be sold on domestic flights.

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Late on Sunday night, Wangari Maathai – the fearless campaigner, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, the politician, the Tree Lady, and the first ever female PhD holder from East and Central Africa – died in a Nairobi hospital bed after a long fight with cancer. She was 71, and one of the most remarkable women of her generation. Despite a lifetime of activism and achievement, it was only in 2004 that the world was introduced to Wangari Maathai. It was then the Kenyan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace; an award that was all about Maathai’s simple and far-sighted solution to deforestation and desertification in her country.

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Michelle Obama has been spotting some fab looks from Nigerian designer, Duro Olowu. She has also rocked some beautiful pieces from ASOS’ Africa fairtrade collection, which is made in Mombasa and is dedicated to creating jobs and helping underprivileged communities in Kenya. She was recently spotted in one of Duro Olowu’s fab colorful print pieces previously worn on Oprah’s show a few months back on her way to New York for for the United Nations General Assembly.

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Michelle Obama at Oprah show in a Duro Olowu dress

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Michelle Obama in Duro Olowu

Michelle Obama on iCarly in a Duro Olowu blouse

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Michelle Obama in ASOS's Africa Fair Trade Collection

Charlize Theron presented Bradley Cooper with the GQ International Man of the Year award

Hollywood’s leading ladies stole the show at the GQ Men of the Year awards.

The annual event awarded gongs to around 20 men who have made their mark in 2011.

But they were upstaged by actresses Charlize Theron and Emma Watson, pop star Kylie Minogue and model Lara Stone on the red carpet.

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The gorgeous South African Actress and Dior Spokesperson, Charlize Theron recently did another sexy Ad for Dior but this time the Ad featured Grace Kelly and the gorgeous but late Marilyn Monroe. A little spooky but still sexy all the same.

“It was incredibly glamorous and fantastic. I don’t think I’ll experience something like that again in my lifetime,” Theron told The Hollywood Reporter.

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Smart Water has just gotten cooler with suave and sexy new face, Idris Elba. The Ghanaian Brit Actor is featured in print Ads for the water brand which is owned by Coca Cola, looking dapper as ever. The Ads will run in GQ, Essence and Men’s Journal Magazines.

The fall campaign ads were shot earlier this summer by noted fashion photographer Norman Jean Ray and feature Elba in different scenes incorporating Smart Water into his daily lifestyle.

Idris takes over from Jennifer Aniston as the face of the water brand which is enhanced with electrolytes. The stunning Hollywood actress showed off her enviably athletic frame in last year’s adverts.

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Kaneka Corporation of Japan, maker of renowned hair fibre, Kanekalon, has signed an endorsement deal with Nollywood’s A-list actress, Stephanie Okereke, as its brand ambassador in Nigeria.

Kaneka Corps Marketing Manager, Hideaki Nakamura noted that the agreement between Kaneka and the actress was an indication of the Company’s commitment to expand business interests in Nigeria. “In line with Kaneka Corporation’s corporate philosophy and strategic direction to promote the beauty of the African woman through the provision of high quality hair products, Kaneka desires to play a more prominent role in the economy by investing more in the Nigerian market,” said Nakamura, “the deal with Stephanie is consistent with Kaneka’s policy of using the best talents everywhere the company has presence, to promote our product and Stephanie came highly recommended in this area,” he continued.

The endorsement comes in the heels of the successes recorded by Kaneka in Nigeria in 2010 which include the ‘Braids Parade’, an initiative celebrating Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary through a hair competition; the ‘Night of 1000 Braids’, A Kanekalon braids event designed to thank its customers for their patronage during the year.

Okereke has promised to use her star power to propel the brand. “The African woman is legendary for her beauty and her strength, her style and grace; she is an epitome of beauty, and unmatched quality and a style icon. All this I hope to promote as Kanekalon ambassador” says the award winning Nollywood A-List actress.

NOVOZAVIDOVO, Russia — People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare – an honest politician.

Sagbo last month became the first black to be elected to office in Russia.

In a country where racism is entrenched and often violent, Sagbo’s election as one of Novozavidovo’s 10 municipal councilors is a milestone. But among the town’s 10,000 people, the 48-year-old from the West African country of Benin is viewed simply a Russian who cares about his hometown.

He promises to revive the impoverished, garbage-strewn town where he has lived for 21 years and raised a family. His plans include reducing rampant drug addiction, cleaning up a polluted lake and delivering heating to homes.

“Novozavidovo is dying,” Sagbo said in an interview in the ramshackle municipal building. “This is my home, my town. We can’t live like this.” [READ MORE ...]

Ivory Coast’s 32 year old Soccer Super Star, Didier Drogba, a striker for England’s Chelsea Football Club and the captain of the Côte d’Ivoire team, has shown the world what’s possible when power and grace fuse on the soccer pitch. He is considered one of the world’s most influential people in the TIME Magazine 2010 100.

Also on the list is Ethiopian super model Liya Kebede who was appointed as World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in 2005. This year, in recognition of her work in this field, the World Economic Forum named her a Young Global Leader.

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