If you are a fashion designer, we are sure you have heard about the International Fashion Showcase(IFS), which was established in 2012. Created in partnership with the British Council, it is a platform for new designers to showcase their talent,especially during London fashion week. The aim is to bring fashion from all over the world to London. It has showcased over 600 designers from 70 different countries.

Other brands such as the British Fashion and UAL have partnered with the British Council to provide a programme for the 16 selected designers. They are set to undergo a business development course for about eight months. We arve sure they are as excited as you are while playing the Betway online sports betting app; after all, there is just so much for the taking.

A Look at The International Fashion Showcase Designers 2019 Event

The IFS 2019 will be a bit different for designers. The lucky 16 who have been chosen are set to start in August 2016. They will be showcasing the unique cultures from their respective countries. The six-month-longprogramme will help them learn branding, business development and interact with a wide range of studio artists.

The whole aim of next year's IFS is for designers to learn ethics in fashion and everything about sustainability tech. The studio artists together with experts from London College of Fashion will try and push designers to collaborate with each other before February 2019.

In 2019, Africa will be in luck as three designers from three different countries will represent them. That is Ami DoshiSalah(Kenya), Cedric Mizero(Rwanda) and Thebe Magugu(South Africa). These three designers have something different to offer,and they are set to represent different cultures and their signature feel.

1. Ami Doshi Shah

She is a trained jewellery and adornment designer. She started the label "I am I' which is an exploration of how adornment can sculpture a body. Her collection is beautiful and striking though a bit unusual.  She gets her inspiration from her love of Kenya and also uses local material. Ami Doshi Shah graduated from the Birmingham School of Fashion and Art in the UK with a BA(Hon). She has had her own set of achievement by winning the Goldsmith's Award for best design(Apprentice Trainee).

2. Cedric Mizero(Rwanda).

At just the age of 19, this young lad had started showcasing his designs at the Kigali Fashion Week. His designs are unique with them focusing a bit more on the haute culture.

3. Thebe Magugu(South Africa)

He is a multifaceted designer who mainly focuses on women's wear. He gets his inspiration from the different roles they have played in his life. The clothes are sleek and fashion forward with a silhouette in the African culture.

The winner of the 2019 Fashion week will be chosen from the same panel that selected them. They will be awarded for and recognised for their unique and creative designs.

Congolese Rhumba star Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba a.k.a Koffi Olomide has suffered another major blow after being barred from entering Zambia, a country he once referred to as his "second home".

According to reports, this is after some accusations that the artist had assaulted a photojournalist during last tour in the country. He has also been accused of sexually assaulting his dancers, kidnapping them and employing them without valid permits in France.

The French Embassy in Zambia had earlier called for the arrest of the artist over the allegations threatening to seek the help of the Interpol to effect the arrest.

He was scheduled to visit Zambia for a concert but through a local radio station he sent out his apologies to fans saying he will not be able to attend.

In 2016 Koffi was deported from Kenya after he was caught on camera kicking one of his dancers at the airport.

In 2008, he was accused of kicking a cameraman from DR Congo's private RTGA television station and breaking his camera at a concert in the capital, Kinshasa, following disagreement over recording rights forcing the speaker of the national assembly to intervene and reconcile the two.

Veteran Mombasa based hotelier Mohammed Hersi is now the Group operations Director for pollman's tours and safaris.

Hersi who spoke to one of the local dailies noted he is happy and excited about his new job at the leading tour operator.

Before joining Pollman, Hersi was the Chief Executive Officer at the Sun Africa Group of Hotels he has also served at Sarova Whitesands as General Manager and Heritage Group as the C.E.O. He is also the current national chairman of the Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF)

Preparations for this year's Mombasa International show are in top gear , according to ASK Coast branch chairperson Anisa Abdhalla preparations are in top gear and already 450 exhibitors have expressed their interest in the show.

The number is four times that of last year. The show is scheduled to run from August 29 to September 2.

Addressing members of the press at the show ground, Anisa revealed that students will this year have an opportunity to be trained on Agri business at the show.

He is among the top music producers in the country currently if not the top most. Magix Enga a.k.a the beat king  has produced for and partnered with an array of artists in several hits currently riding the wave.

Among the artists that he has worked with includes Khaligraph Jones, Naiboi, P Unit, Otile Brown, Prezzo, Nyashinski among others.

With now over eight years experience in the industry the multi talented producer and videographer thinks its time he takes a break and go back to class to learn more about music.

He broke the news through his instagram page  by posting "Bad news for artists and good news for producers . Magix Enga on the beat will be back 2019/2020, its time i go back and learn more about music beat making".

Apart from just being a producer Magix Enga who  studied professional music production at the Tapev Music School is also an artist.

In a new turn of events, veteran Tanzanian singer Q Chief has announced that he will be soon releasing his new track , this comes just few months after he went  public to reveal that he was quitting music due to misfortunes,.

Through his official social media handles Q Chief posted " Wakati umewadia zimebaki siku 5 nenda you tube kasubscribe official Q Chief. Ahsanteni wote munaondelea kussuport kazi yangu".

This is however good news to his fans who had been pleading with him not to quit and instead soldier on despite the challenges that he went through including drug abuse.

The new song is titled "Chuma kisamvu".

One of Kenya’s leading platforms: MOOKH, specializing in E-Commerce Digital payments is launching a new iteration of their innovative offering – a portal aimed at enabling sales and payments for third-party businesses.

Launching MOOKH.AFRICA

The company has great pan-African ambitions and has over the past 12 months been working on a major upgrade to the system with support from partners like Microsoft 4Afrika and Facebook. This upgrade will allow its existing database of over 800 sellers to:

1. Enjoy increased reach and sales opportunities, with a more robust online directory.
2. Have 24-hour access and control of real-time activity on their stores from an easy-to-use, merchant-centric backend dashboard.
3. View advanced sales insights and consumer analytics right from their backend dashboard.
4. Use a single online account to setup stores for event ticketing, product sales, and sale of digital content, with the ability to have multiple users in each.

Africa’s First Online Pop-up Festival

To showcase the revamped MOOKH site, MOOKH has partnered with the sellers on the platform to host Africa’s First ONLINE POP-UP FESTIVAL on Friday 27^th July 2018 on www.mookh.africa

Pop-up retailing (or flash retailing) is a trend of opening short-term sales spaces – and pop-ups provide a great way to access new brands and products – often at bargain introductory prices.