Fashioning Modern Africanism

Some of this country’s best fashion designers will be dressing the Top 10 finalists at this year’s Miss South Africa live pageant in a not-to-be-missed celebration of South African talent.   Miss South Africa 2021 will be crowned on Saturday, October 16, at the Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town. The event will be screened live from 17h00 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) and will also be streamed online for an international audience on MissSA.live with extra highlights and exclusive content. Soweto-born   Sello Medupe , the brainchild behind the Scalo fashion brand says:   “This year’s Top 10   are more determined and hungrier to win. they see great opportunities that arise from winning or ending up in the top three. Kaylan and Zimi both have bubbly personalities and great confidence. Audiences can expect sophistication and modern African couture.”   For the second year, the dazzling apparel in the swimwear sequence has been created by Cape Town’s TracyB

Life’s journey and dreams about futures often do not run according to expectations, but whether life takes you to a national stage or you are left struggling to cope, it is self-belief and self-love that can restore the balance. When this advice comes from a Top 10 finalist in the current Miss South Africa pageant, it is easy to be sceptical. However, when the finalist is Lalela Mswane, and she reveals that her journey involved being bullied and isolated during her school years because she was ‘ gangly, tall and thin,’ perceptions begin to change. Lalela acknowledges that treatment meted out to her during her school years left their mark. It took a change of environment to the campus of the University of Pretoria, new surroundings, and new peers to change things. “I now identify strongly with the quotation that says, ‘since the beginning of time you have had everything within you to achieve anything you want to. It was the world that convinced you that you did not.’ I wish I had heard

Ipanema is a brand that knows that the beach is not a place, but a state of mind and that is why it wants women to conquer the world with their solar energy.  Based on the pillars of fashion, music, art, and well-being, Ipanema dresses the diversity of women, accompanying them all with sandals that adapt to the most varied situations and places.     – Always New Always Ipanema– Global fashion brand Ipanema announced it’s latest partnership with South African media and lifestyle personality Minnie Dlamini for their upcoming SS21 campaign ‘Summer Belongs to Ipanema’ launching into market this month. With summer fast approaching, the 100% recyclable Vegan brand is all about creating the most unforgettable memories with your loved ones. For Ipanema, summer is more than a season, it's a state of mind that allows you to conquer. The partnership with Minnie Dlamini is a perfect fit, and allows the chic brand to accompany you, and adapt to any situation and place you find yourself in this

Colour Your Plate with KOO , the latest edutainment reality competition show to launch on local screens this week, aims to start a healthy eating movement amongst South Africans, encouraging them to incorporate more balanced nutrition in their daily diets, all while on the lookout for the country's newest cooking celebrity. “The pandemic has made South Africans more aware of their health and wellbeing, as well as the importance of eating enough fruit and vegetables daily.   KOO products, trusted brands for more than 80 years in South African homes, are sourced locally for sealed-in goodness and nutrition, and our wide range of fruit and vegetable products are available across Mzansi for everyone to enjoy throughout the day," says Edna Mohale, Marketing Director at Tiger Brands. Colour Your Plate with KOO , a 13-part weekly series, will be broadcast for the first time on SABC 2 from Wednesday, 6th October 2021, at 19h30pm. Each week the show will feature five amateur chefs part

BE YOU  with African Fashion International (AFI) this summer. This fashion showcase of an African utopia is taking place on  29 – 30 October 2021  at  the recently launched  Alto 234  – Africa’s highest Urban Bar on the 57 th  floor at the Leonardo building in Sandton. This hybrid experience of fashion and self-expression is dedicated to the creative that lives within us all.   The theme  BE YOU, BE TRULY AFRICAN  celebrates all the unique and multifaceted expressions of being African in a globalised world. In coming together, after a long period of isolation, we are presenting a  renewed  outlook on who we are and what makes us unique.  Driven  by lifestyle and fashion, the emerging and established designers will showcase their latest collections, having  reimagined  new trends to complement the new way of living.   Growing on the success of last year’s event, AFI will again partner with Anglo American Platinum to showcase this year’s PlatAfrica Jewellery Design & Manufacture Comp

       Pic - Miss Earth Nompumelelo Sweli Maduna alongside Thami Kotlolo    A colourful group of the South African LGBTIQ+ community gathered at Constitution Hill earlier today to raise the rainbow PRIDE flag in celebration of Pride Month. Commemorating the first day of October, also known  around the globe as Pride Month, the flag-raising is a deeply symbolic gesture for the LGBTIQ+ community especially during the month of Pride.    This hoisting on the rainbow flag event not only symbolises a celebration of the rights and inclusion of the South African LGBTIQ+ the community which are enshrined in our constitution, but is also a reminder of the journey this community had to face to gain their basic human rights in this country.   And with the recent surge in targeted brutal and violent murders, an utter loss of young lives in the LGBTIQ+ community, now more than ever is the time to speak up against these atrocities.   Raised at Constitution Hill, home of the highest court in the land

In celebration of world vodka day, Mzansi’s most loved vodka brand, Smirnoff, introduced its newest offering, Smirnoff Infusions. The celebration was reeled in with a one of a kind experience to set the tone for this delectable blend of naturally infused flavours. South Africa’s biggest, Smirnoff  celebrated the day by whisking guests away to a secret location and giving them a sensory experience of a naturally infused occasion. From hot air balloons to a rooftop deck only to reveal the delectable blend and newest addition to the brand portfolio, Smirnoff Infusions. All guests guest rose to the occasion and amongst them was  actress and media personality, Mbali Nkosi, actor Wiseman Zither and television personality, Bobby Blanco, also spotted was the much-loved social media personality,  Sinethemba Duma to mention a few. “Since its inception in 2009, World Vodka Day has become a worldwide sensation that presents an opportunity for consumers to raise their glasses to one of the world’s

       AND THE NOMINEES ARE…. Johannesburg, South Africa -  Now in it's 13th year, the highly anticipated Feather Awards today announced the colourful 2021 list of nominees for the upcoming awards set to take place on the 11th November 2021 at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. This much coveted nominee list is comprised of personalities and individuals from various industry sectors including Entertainment, Politicsm Lifestyle, Sport and Business this year. Each nominated individual or organisation, in one way or the other, has either represented, inspired, or celebrated the LGBTIQ community with excellence and distinction over the past twelve months.  Category finalists and later winners are selected and adjudicated by a knowledgeable panel consisting of members of the media and entertainment industry, who are firmly in touch with what’s hot and not on the South African social circuit.   Aptly themed   QUEER LIVES MATTER, in line with the global conversation that seeks to address

Miss South Africa 2021 will be crowned on Saturday, October 16, at the Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town. The event will be screened live from 17h00 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) and will also be streamed for an international audience on MissSA.live. Anele Mdoda has been associated with Miss South Africa since 2013 as a judge but this is her first time hosting the pageant. It’s second time around for Panagio who recently completed fronting the latest series of  Survivor SA  for M-Net.   So how does Anele feel about moving from the judges’ panel to centre stage: “It’s the Top 10 who are centre stage, I am merely a vehicle that moves the night along with an insight of where the finalists’ minds should be and what the judges will be thinking, and I will be the one giving the audience at home the scoop!” She encourages television and online viewers to tune in as the next queen is crowned: “It’s going to be a beautiful evening – finding our new Miss South

Mzansi Magic’s red-hot original drama lineup will see two fantastic new additions in October: the Sthandiwe Kgoroge-led Sunday night thriller,  Umkhokha , and the Zandile Msutwana-starring family drama  Grootboom and Sons , which will take over Monday nights. Umkhokha  is an intriguing take on power and betrayal, while  Grootboom and  Sons follows a family at war over their legacy.  Umkhokha  is another excellent addition to our Sunday night roster, which continues to perform exceptionally well with Mzansi Magic audiences “ Our dramas are the top viewed on DStv Compact during their  time slots. We’re delighted to have such successes and are inspired to keep bringing our viewers content that keeps them glued to their screens. We are confident that both Umkhokha with Grootboom and sons will continue this winning formula,” says Nomsa Philiso Director of Local Entertainment Channels at Mnet Umkhokha  a story about two families at war with each other, Sthandiwe Kgoroge (Mzansi Magic’s  The