August House’s Open Studio

August House is flat in Johannesburg CBD that houses a significant number of visual artists and sculptors. A few times a year the artists and the management of August House open their studios to the public. The public is afforded a chance to meet the artists they follow and admire, discover new artists and buyContinue reading “August House’s Open Studio”

Visiting Chef Tefo Tshepiso Mokgoro’s Kitchen

 The emergence of social media has made it possible for me to follow and interact with some of the greatest chefs online. One such chef is Sous Chef Tefo Tshepiso Mokgoro who works at an upmarket restaurant in Sandton creating great and creative dishes.  Tefo is a multi talented creative who has put filmmaking onContinue reading “Visiting Chef Tefo Tshepiso Mokgoro’s Kitchen”

African Fashion Design Royals Light Up Heineken Lagos Design And Fashion Week

Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week is one of Africa’s biggest fashion week because it manages to pull talented designers from all over Africa who flock into Lagos in Nigeria ready to show their collections among the best of African fashion designers like Mai Atafo, Rich Mnisi, Adama Paris, Laduma Ngxokolo , Orange Culture, Nkwo,Continue reading “African Fashion Design Royals Light Up Heineken Lagos Design And Fashion Week”

Africa Fashion International’s Joburg Fashion Week Hits Melrose Arch

Formerly known as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg, AFI Joburg Fashion Week took place from the 4th to 7th October in Melrose Arch and other historical sites around Johannesburg. The theme for this season was #AfroAsia in hopes of strengthening collaborations and relations between AFI and Tokyo Fashion Week which resulted in some Asian fashion brandsContinue reading “Africa Fashion International’s Joburg Fashion Week Hits Melrose Arch”

Kipilipili Expo 2018 Promises To Bring The Best of Natural Products To Naturalistas In Dar Es Salaam

There has been an up surge in Africans all over the world dishing relaxers and growing their natural hair and a decline in hair relaxer sales is proof that we have moved from the beauty that had been imposed to us by the fashion and beauty industry. Kipilipili Expo has turned a once negative wordContinue reading “Kipilipili Expo 2018 Promises To Bring The Best of Natural Products To Naturalistas In Dar Es Salaam”

Thou Art Woman: A Group Art Exhibition By Exceptional Women

9th of August 2018 marked the opening of MM Art House’s “Thou Art Woman”, a group exhibition by some of South Africa’s rising talents like; Teresa Firmino, Nompumelelo Ngoma, Olwethu De Vos, Kea Seema, Lerato Lodi and Althea Nzima. These women are very talented and it is great seeing them get spaces to show theirContinue reading “Thou Art Woman: A Group Art Exhibition By Exceptional Women”

A Crescendo Of Ecstasy By Mary Sibande

Mary Sibande is one of the greatest artist that we have and I love how unique her work is. A Crescendo of Ecstasy is Mary’s solo exhibition at TMRW Gallery at Keyes Art Mile in Rosebank; the exhibition explores creation and colour. When you walk into TMRW Gallery, the first thing you see is aContinue reading “A Crescendo Of Ecstasy By Mary Sibande”

Best Looks From Accra Fashion Week

Accra Fashion Week presented it’s 3rd installment of an amazing fashion week featuring a number a great fashion designers from all over the world. Even though Accra Fashion Week has been operating for 3 seasons, they have managed to become one of the biggest fashion weeks in Ghana. Feast on some of my favourite looksContinue reading “Best Looks From Accra Fashion Week”

Batuk’s Move! Music Video Is All Sorts Of Visual Goals

  BATUK consists of two very talented individuals, songstress Manteiga and producer and rapper Spoek Mathambo and they have released Move!, their latest single which has a very dope music video. Batuk is Manteiga’s collaboration with established electronic music producer Spoek Mathambo. Move! is an ode to the township roots that shaped the members of Batuk.Continue reading “Batuk’s Move! Music Video Is All Sorts Of Visual Goals”

The Sophie A Kanza Foundation at the Forefront OF Charity Work And Critical Youth Conversations.

“Millennials don’t want to work”, they said; “Millennials are lazy”, they said; yet significant social and economic changes in Africa will be and are being effected by Africa’s youth who have seen the gaps and the inabilities of their governments to provide for the people’s basic needs. Congolese born and South African raised sisters SophieContinue reading “The Sophie A Kanza Foundation at the Forefront OF Charity Work And Critical Youth Conversations.”