“We’re not just here to drink free champagne,” asserted Matata. Born in Tanzania, Matata founded a 501(c)(3) to provide educational opportunities to young girls in her home country. Before she was ...

What a wonderful phrase it is. A motto, really. A problem-free philosophy to live by, no rules, no responsibilities, just swinging from dangling tree limbs into warm water springs and slurping down ...

The original The Lion King movie is packed to the brim with quotable, memorable moments that every '90s kid knows by heart. The catchiest of them all, of course, is "Hakuna Matata," Timon and Pumbaa's ...

As Disney starts to build momentum for the live-action remake of its animated classic The Lion King, it’s facing backlash over its trademark of the Swahili phrase ...

When most people hear this phrase, the first thing that comes to mind, no doubt, is The Lion King and images of Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa freeing themselves of worries and heartache. This is how I had ...

Just saying “Hakuna Matata” feels good, and singing it is even better. Maybe it’s the lingering image of a dancing warthog and meerkat, or maybe it’s just that sweet, breezy promise: “no worries.” But ...

Petition urges company to drop trademark on Swahili phrase before summer release of Lion King remake More than 50,000 people have signed a petition accusing Disney of “colonialism and robbery” after ...

Matata's 'Not Today' track has been chosen as FIFA's soundtrack. Kenya's boy band Matata's track Not Today has been selected as the official soundtrack for the highly anticipated EA SPORTS FC 24 ...

Matata, one of the world's oldest bonobo apes in captivity and a Des Moines resident, died Sunday, the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative announced. Matata was believed to be in her mid- to ...