CNN’s Larry Madowo meets Daudi Anguka, the director of coastal Kenya’s first Oscar entry, and John Kani, who portrayed King T’Chaka in “Black Panther,” as they discuss how they are promoting African ...

John Kani left netizens in their feelings after he opened up about the late American actor Chadwick Boseman who passed away ...

Editor's note: As a member of The Serpent Players repertory theater group in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, John Kani ...

Bonsile John Kani (born 1943) is a South African actor, director and playwright. He was born in New Brighton, South Africa. Kani joined The Serpent Players (a group of actors whose first ...

“Mufasa: The Lion King” is available only on Disney+ as of Wednesday, March 26. You can watch the film once it releases with a subscription to the service. This is likely to be the only place to view ...

But the Shakespeare play was controversial, especially the scene where the black actor, John Kani, kissed the white actress playing his wife. The play was directed by South African born actress ...

Mufasa’s coming of age is framed by Rafiki (John Kani), the mystical mandrill, imparting the tale to Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter), the cub of Simba (Donald Glover) and Nala (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter).