Fashioning Modern Africanism

South African singer Tyla won a Grammy in the category of Best African Music Performance on Sunday. The artist won the award for her afropiano and R&B song  Water , which has reached global popularity and made various achievements. Tyla beat other African stars, including Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, ASAKE & Olamide and Davido featuring South African artist Musa Keys.  Tyla's hit single "Water" peaked last month at number 7 on  the Billboard Hot 100 chart . "Oh my - what the heck!" Tyla said at the start of her acceptance speech. "Oh my gosh, guys. This is crazy. Like I never thought I'd say, 'I won a Grammy at 22 years old, guys'," she said. The Recording Academy did not make Tyla sweat as the Johannesburg-born singer took home the Grammy for Best African Music Performance in the category's first year.

Fans of the hugely popular and award-winning NBCUniversal Format franchise The Real Housewives can look forward to the opulence, drama and new faces when the hotly awaited latest addition to the local series, The Real Housewives of Cape Town (RHOCT) premieres on Mzansi Magic on 10 July 2022. The Real Housewives of Cape Town marks the 17th international version of the franchise, and the 4th to be adapted in Africa. The franchise is distributed internationally by NBCUniversal Formats, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. “We look forward to premiering this exciting new addition on Mzansi Magic, which will no doubt keep our audience hooked and will undoubtedly be of the premium quality our viewers have grown accustomed to,” says Shirley Adonisi, Director of Local Entertainment Channels at M-Net. She continues: “This may be a global franchise, but our spin on it is very much South African. The storylines explored on the show and the cast’s

Johnnie Walker Gold Label hosted a bespoke brunch experience that brought together some of South Africa’s most loved personalities and friends of the brand to join in on a moment of celebration on 17 March 2022. The elegant, cocktail-themed, floral garden brunch was hosted at Summerfell Vaal River Residence – a luxurious and picturesque venue that made the perfect setting for this special experience. The aim of the brunch was to honour and bring together pioneers of the industry and celebrate their moments of success or as the brand calls it,   moments of gold . The premium whisky blend, Johnnie Walker Gold label, elevated the brunch experience with an  opulent, sensational and above all, fun and extravagant order of events with a bespoke guest list to match it. The event which demonstrated the brand’s take on luxury drew an impressive crowd, including celebs and friends of Johnnie Walker such as fashion enthusiast & social media influencers, Siyanda Bani and Lerato Kgamanyane; act

From the emotions of excitement and how passionate he tells this story, it was clear without a doubt that Zwane's dreams truly came true when Mswane adorned his garment for homecoming in February. Having been an excellent academic pupil all his life, abandoning analytical chemistry to follow his dream to study fashion design was certainly one of the hardest things Zwane did as it disappointed his parents who were skeptical. Today his love for fashion is paying off and his parents have changed their minds about the trade. They watched him build his own studio behind their house after receiving his diploma in fashion design from the Tshwane University of Technology. He tells the story of perseverance with a vivid smile on his face because while their industry took a knock during lockdown in 2020, Zwane opted not to be negative and started making the artistic dress, knitting bits individually for nine months. Fast-forward two years later, his dress was adorned by arguably one of the m