From Lecture Halls To TikTok: Africa’s New Professional Class Emerges
By TOSI ORE A Red Carpet for a New Professional Class THE 2025 TikTok Sub-Saharan Africa Awards in Johannesburg did more than crown viral stars—it formally inducted a new professional class into Africa’s economic and cultural elite. Doctors, nurses, researchers, historians, and experimental chefs walked the same red carpet as pop stars and DJs, signalling […]
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