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Takalani Sesame
''Takalani Sesame'' ("be happy Sesame" in Venda) is the South African co-production of the children's television program ''Sesame Street'', co-produced by Sesame Workshop and South African partners. The series debuted in 2000 and has been airing for the past 25 years. Content According to Sesame Workshop, ''Takalani Sesame'' is a "uniquely South African interpretation of the Sesame model, engaging children and their parents and promoting basic school readiness, literacy, numeracy, and health and hygiene." ''Takalani Sesame'' also has a special focus on HIV/AIDS awareness and seeks to introduce HIV/AIDS safety while promoting tolerance and reducing stigma. The Takalani series also includes a popular radio program, a newspaper and magazine comic strip series, and a national campaign which encourages adults to talk to their children about HIV/AIDS and related issues. The show incorporates 11 of South Africa's 12 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Ndeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Ganz Cooney
Joan Ganz Cooney (born Joan Ganz; November 30, 1929) is an American television writer and producer. She is one of the founders of Sesame Workshop (formerly ''Children's Television Workshop'' or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show ''Sesame Street'', which was co-created by her. Cooney grew up in Phoenix and earned a Bachelor of Arts in education from the University of Arizona in 1951. After working for the State Department in Washington, D.C., and as a journalist in Phoenix, she worked as a publicist for television and production companies in New York City. In 1961, she became interested in working for educational television, and became a documentary producer for New York's first educational TV station WNET (Channel 13). Many of the programs she produced won local Emmys. In 1966, Cooney hosted what she called "a little dinner party" at her apartment near Gramercy Park. In attendance was her then-husband Tim Cooney, her boss Lewis Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Ndebele Language
isiNdebele (), also known as Southern Ndebele is an African language belonging to the Mbo group of Bantu languages, spoken by the Ndebele people of South Africa. Northern Ndebele or Ndebele also known as isi Ndebele is spoken in Limpopo in areas such as Polokwane (Bhulungwane), Ga-Rathoka (KaSondonga), Ga-Mashashane, Ga Maraba / Kalkspruit, Mokopane (Mghumbane), Zebediela (Sebetiela), which is closer to Southern Ndebele. Overview The Ndebele (Southern and Northern) people's history has been traced back to King Ndebele, King Ndebele fathered King Mkhalangana, King Mkhalangana fathered King Mntungwa (not to be confused with the Khumalo Mntungwa, because he was fathered by Mbulazi), King Mntungwa fathered King Jonono, King Jonono fathered King Nanasi, King Nanasi fathered King Mafana, king Mafana fathered King Mhlanga and Chief Libhoko, King Mhlanga fathered King Musi and Chief Skhube. Ndebele – Some of his sons were left behind with the Hlubi tribe Mkhalangana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Rey
Holly Wasserfall (born 27 December 1996), professionally known as Holly Rey, is a South African singer and songwriter. Her musical career began at the age of 14, signing her first publishing deal with Sony. She rose to prominence after releasing her single "Deeper" in 2018, which won Record of the Year. She is the first person to win the Masked Singer South Africa in 2023. Education In 2019, Rey graduated at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Media studies. Career She grew up in musical background her uncle is a musician, he taught Rey how to play the guitar during their lessons. Rey signed a record deal with Sony and released her first album ''Strawberry Skies'' in 2010. Her breakthrough single "Deeper" was released in May 2018. The song was produced by Mondli Ngcobo. It won Record of the Year at the 25th South African Music Awards. On March 15, 2019, her single "You" was released. The song surpassed 3,5 million streams and was certified 3× platinum by the Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho Madjozi
Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif (born 9 May 1992), known professionally as Sho Madjozi ( ), is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, and poet. Madjozi incorporates the Tsonga culture through her music and public image. In 2019, Madjozi was named as one of ''Forbes'' Africa's 30 Under 30 for her contribution in the music and entertainment sector. Life and career 1992–2016: the birth of the rock Madjozi was born on 9 May 1992 in Shirley Village, Elim, Limpopo, the daughter of Rosemary Phaweni and Marc Wegerif who ran a non-governmental organisation which was made to assist people with their land claims. Her mother is of African descent while her father is of European descent. After her parents divorced at an early age, she was mainly brought up by her mother. Madjozi has half-sisters from both her mother's and father's sides. As her father, Marc Wegerif, travelled regularly in particular regions of the continent, Madjozi had opportunities to travel with her father � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders (organization), The Elders, an international organisation founded by Nelson Mandela. Annan joined the United Nations in 1962, working for the World Health Organization's Geneva office. He went on to work in several capacities at the UN Headquarters, including serving as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, under-secretary-general for United Nations peacekeeping, peacekeeping between March 1992 and December 1996. He was appointed secretary-general on 13 December 1996 by the United Nations Security Council, Security Council and later confirmed by the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly, making him the first officeholder to be elected from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 193126 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from Black theology with African theology. Tutu was born of mixed Xhosa and Motswana heritage to a poor family in Klerksdorp, South Africa. Entering adulthood, he trained as a teacher and married Nomalizo Leah Tutu, with whom he had several children. In 1960, he was ordained as an Anglican priest and in 1962 moved to the United Kingdom to study theology at King's College London. In 1966 he returned to southern Africa, teaching at the Federal Theological Seminary and then the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. In 1972, he became the Theological Education Fund's director for Africa, a po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grover
Grover is a blue Muppet character on the PBS/HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street''. Self-described as lovable, cute, and furry, he is a blue monster who rarely uses contractions when he speaks or sings. Grover was originally performed by Frank Oz from his earliest appearances. Eric Jacobson has performed the character regularly from the year 1998 onwards. Origins A prototype version of Grover appeared on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' on Christmas Eve in 1967. This puppet had greenish-brown fur and a red nose. He also had a raspier voice – somewhat like Cookie Monster's – and was played a bit more unkempt than Grover would later behave. The monster was referred to as "Gleep", a monster in Santa's workshop. He later made a cameo appearance in '' The Muppets on Puppets'' in 1968 with the Rock and Roll Monster. In 1969, clad in a necktie, he appeared in the ''Sesame Street Pitch Reel'' in the board-room sequences. During the first season of ''Sesame Street'', the char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmo
Elmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show ''Sesame Street''. A furry red monster who speaks in a high-pitched falsetto voice and frequently refers to himself in the third person, he hosts the last full 15-minute segment (five minutes starting in 2017) on ''Sesame Street'', " Elmo's World", which is aimed at toddlers. He was originally performed by Kevin Clash. Following Clash's resignation in late 2012, Elmo has been performed by Ryan Dillon. History Elmo is self-described as three-and-a-half years old and his birthday is on February 3. Elmo characteristically avoids pronouns in reference to himself, instead referring to himself in the third person (e.g., saying "Elmo wants this" instead of "I want this"). ''Sesame Street'' staff writer Nancy Sans once described Elmo's origins: "There was this extra red puppet lying around and the cast would pick him up sometimes and try to create a personality, but nothing seemed to materialize." The character of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahlan Simsim
''Ahlan Simsim'' () is an Arabic language co-production of ''Sesame Street'' that premiered on 2 February 2020, on MBC 3. The show is the spiritual successor to Iftah Ya Simsim, a Kuwaiti production that ran from 1979 to 1990, and aired in multiple Arabic-speaking countries. The show also shares a name and its characters with an initiative to provide education for displaced Syrian children. Production The series was first announced in 2016. In 2017, the show received a $100 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Outreach programs were first launched in 2018. The first season debuted in February 2020. Season three premiered on February 28, 2021, and season four in fall 2021. The series is funded by the MacArthur Foundation grant and by the LEGO Foundation. USAID also provided a grant of $20 million in July 2021 to fund the program. The series is produced in collaboration with Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee. As of 2022, the managing director of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kami (Takalani Sesame)
Kami is a character on ''Takalani Sesame'' and '' Sesame Square'', the respective South African and Nigerian versions of the children's television program ''Sesame Street''. In 2002, Sesame Workshop announced that an HIV-positive character would be introduced to ''Takalani Sesame'', the U.S. Agency for International Development–funded South African version of the show. This idea was considered crucial for an area where AIDS is an epidemic. The character's name, Kami, is derived from ''Kamogelo'', which means acceptance or 'a welcoming' in Setswana. Kami is a five-year-old HIV-positive girl Muppet orphaned by AIDS who always has the sniffles; she is yellow and shaggy in appearance. Her backstory is that she contracted the disease as the result of a transfusion of tainted blood received as an infant; her mother also died of HIV/AIDS. Kami illustrates to Takalani's viewers how to deal with loss and sad feelings in a way that three- to seven-year-olds can understand. Kami was ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muppet
The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, slapstick, burlesque, and self-referential style of musical variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, the eponymous media franchise encompasses films, television, music, and other media associated with the characters. Owned by the Jim Henson Company for nearly five decades, the Muppets were acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2004. The Muppets originated in the short-form television series '' Sam and Friends'', which aired on WRC-TV and in syndication from 1955 to 1961. Following appearances on late-night talk shows and in advertising during the 1960s, the Muppets began appearing on ''Sesame Street'' (1969–present) during their formative years in the early-mid 1970s and attained celebrity status and international recognition through ''The Muppet Show'' (1976–1981), their flagship sketch comedy television series that received four Primetime Emmy Award wins and 21 nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tswana Language
Tswana, also known by its Endonym and exonym, native name Setswana, is a Bantu language indigenous to Southern Africa and spoken by about 8.2 million people. It is closely related to the Northern Sotho language, Northern Sotho and Sotho language, Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi language and the Lozi language. Setswana is an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is a lingua franca in Botswana and parts of South Africa, particularly North West Province. Tswana speaking ethnic groups are found in more than two provinces of South Africa, primarily in the North West (South African province), North West, where about four million people speak the language. An urbanised variety is known as Pretoria Sotho, and is the principal unique language of the city of Pretoria. The three South African provinces with the most speakers are Gauteng (circa 11%), Northern Cape, and North West (over 70%). Until 1994, South African Tswana people were notionally citizens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
