The Basketball Africa League wrapped up the Kalahari Conference in the SunBet arena in Pretoria South Africa, with FUS Rabat and Petro de Luanda advancing to the playoffs in Kigali. U.S. singer Usher named NAACP's entertainer of the year, and also scoops the President's Award; Nigerian British actor Damson Idris wins best actor role in TV series “Snowfall.”