Fashioning Modern Africanism

As the MTN Bushfire Festival once again returns to a physical edition, taking place from 27-29 May 2022, the festival is once again proud to host the annual Arts Round Table that aims to increase knowledge and skills within the Eswatini artistic community.  For the 2022 edition, MTN Bushfire is excited to announce a partnership with the  Africa Rising Music Conference  (ARMC),  a new, female led, executive-focused music industry conference that promises to be a game-changer for African music and its connection to the European market. ARMC will form an integral part of the Arts Round Table for this year’s festival, kindly supported by First National Bank.    This partnership between ARMC and  MTN’s Bushfire Festival  will create a synergy that aims to lay the foundation for an annual opportunity to meet, engage, showcase and activate a dynamic range of topics and outputs.  This  ground-breaking three-year partnership  seeks to showcase emerging local talent and provide a platform for st

Y continues to open up the industry this programming year. Newly unearthed and seasoned broadcasters will share space on the airwaves and other Y platforms. Actor, TV presenter and now radio broadcaster Caddy (full name Teboho Tsotetsi) hosts  Fresh by Caddy  on Saturdays from 2pm to 6pm. Known for his role on local production, Legacy and 2021 GQ’s best-dressed winner, he says that joining Y has long been an aspiration of his. “I’ve always wanted to join the freshest radio station in South Africa and look forward to covering what’s trending in street culture, music and fashion.” Former Tuks FM DJ, Dimpho Mokgotho, will now host  The D Spot  on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm and drives the musical experience of  Sunday Feels  from 10am to 2pm on South Africa’s largest commercial youth radio station. The perfectly curated music playlists on Sunday Feels, is one of the stations flagship entities and is a differentiating offering that cannot be missed.   Mncedisi Sindane, the winner of Y’s #Be

The Miss South Africa Organisation launches the Miss South Africa App as the new content hub for all exclusive content, voting and entries for Miss South Africa 2022. Entries for Miss South Africa 2022 are set to open on Friday 01 April 2022. Young women from all over the country will have the chance to follow in Miss South Africa 2021 Lalela Mswane’s footsteps and become one of South Africa’s most prominent brand ambassadors and have the opportunity to represent their country on the global stage. “We are proud to announce the launch of the official Miss South Africa App. The app is aimed at expanding the Miss SA digital platforms and adding a new dimension to the Miss SA Competition.” Says Stephanie Weil, CEO of the Miss South Africa Organisation. The official Miss South Africa app will also allow fans to have a say in who the next Miss South Africa will be! Read and get to know the contestants, vote for their favorite, view exclusive content, buy Miss SA merchandise and learn m

Ecological sustainability, women’s empowerment, inter brand collaboration and proudly local production investment are some of the dynamic developments that mark SA Fashion Week’s 25th Spring/Summer Collections set to kick off on 28 April 2022. Twenty iconic names including Ephraim Molingoana for Ephymol, Amanda Laird Cherry and Palesa Mokubung of Mantsho as well as cult Kasi brand, Loxion Kulca, now designed by Olé Ledimo, will launch their 2022 collections to the media, buyers, selected VIP’s and a limited edition of public tickets through Quicket, alongside exciting new stars including 2021 New Talent winner Artho Eksteen as well as Fikile Zamagcino Sokhulu and Sipho Mbuto who both participated in the Fashion Bridges collaboration with Milan Fashion Week last year. Hosted by SA’s favourite social personality, Maps Maponyane, the 24th New Talent Search will again open the event with a line-up of six of the most promising young designers to watch. This year’s contenders are: • Thando N

MasterChef South Africa  is a week in the final moment. With just three contestants left from the original 20 and 18 episodes down, we’ve reached the sizzling final week of  MasterChef SA  season 4.  Who will walk away with the coveted title of  MasterChef South Africa ? Tune in to M-Net (DStv Channel 101) tonight, Thursday 31 March at 6pm for what is set to be the hottest week in the continent’s hottest kitchen. The finale will be an hour and a half long 6pm-7.30pm (Note:  Two episodes of  Legacy  aired last tonight, Wednesday 30 March due to the longer duration of the  MasterChef SA  finale.)    Produced for M-Net by Homebrew Films, the cooking competition show’s feverishly-anticipated fourth season – which came after an eight-year break – has not disappointed. Night after night, we’ve tuned in to watch the contestants scrambling in the kitchen to create some culinary masterpieces, all in the hopes of impressing  MasterChef South Africa  judges Justine Drake, Zola Nene, and Gregory C

  TWO DAY FESTIVAL CELEBRATING POPULAR SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC & FASHION PHASE TWO TICKETS GO ON SALE ON FRIDAY Having recently announced the postponement of the third annual Cotton Fest taking place over two days in Johannesburg next month, organisers of the highly anticipated festival, today confirmed the full weekend line-up. Known for showcasing the diversities in various music genres with the aim of fusing the gaps within the different local movements, this sold out weekend urban music and fashion explosion, will feature over 130 of South Africa’s finest musical talent. Taking place in central Johannesburg on the 23rd and 24th April, the festival will merge both well-known and young emerging South African artists over three ‘killer’ stages. The confirmed weekend line-up (in alphabetical order) is as follows : 031 CHOPPA 2SHOES 25K A- REECE ABIDOZA AKA AMAROTO AND BEAST BANQUES BENNY CHILL BIG ZULU BLXCKIE BOITY BUSTA 929 CANDII CASSPER NYOVEST CHAMPAGNE69 CHAMPURU MAKHENZO CH’CCO