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READ HOW I ACCIDENTALLY BECAME A GLOBAL STOCK PHOTO AND OTHER STORIES BY SHUBNUM KHAN

Shubnum Khan impressed many with her brilliant penmanship in her first novel, Onion Tears. Now she’s back with her latest work, which chronicles the hilarious story of how she became a global stock photo. Its described as part memoir, part travel tome and a love letter to her various travel experiences. Get ready to laugh, cry and also feel good things again.

WATCH SURVIVOR 40: WINNERS AT WAR (M-NET CITY - DSTV 115)

The fortieth season of the greatest reality show sees some of your favourite winners over the 20 years of the show return to prove they are the best of the best. As always, there are twists that will make their time very difficult and host, Jeff Probst, is almost childlike at his excitement at seeing the Survivor GOATS going against each other.

STREAM SOUND OF METAL (AMAZON PRIME)

Riz Ahmed shows his mettle as a leading man in a role that earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 92nd Academy Awards taking place in a few weeks. Ahmed plays Ruben, a heavy metal drummer. His life changes while he is on tour with his leadsinger/girlfriend, Lou, when he realises that his hearing is rapidly deteriorating.

LISTEN AFROPOP WORLDWIDE PODCAST (APPLE PODCAST, GOOGLE PODCAST, SPOTIFY)

I am very late when it comes to this podcast, but it has been such a joy to discover it. The Peabody Award-winning radio podcast is dedicated to music from the continent and the diaspora. Hosted by legendary broadcaster Georges Collinet, originally from Cameroon, it has become the premiere podcast that covers African music in great detail. Expect to be exposed to amazing musicians you didn’t know about.