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Meet The Design Axis, Design Week South Africa's international advisory panel - CEC
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (211+ words) MEET THE DESIGN AXIS MEMBERS" Sunny is a curator, creative director and cultural producer working at the intersection of art, design and storytelling. His practice merges heritage and innovation, translating cultural narratives into resonant experiences that honor tradition while shaping…...
NOI COLLECTIVE IS SETTING THE TONE FOR CONCEPT RETAIL AND CREATIVE COMMUNITIES - CEC
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (318+ words) Noi is the convergence of these trajectories; bringing together the essence of their Joburg instincts to Cape Town, and enduring appetites for true and unwavering connection, with the belief that the entire point of this thing called creativity " called expression…...
Our Annual Winter Local Edit
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (709+ words) Winter, as always, is my season of layering and, increasingly, simplicity. There is a balance throughout this edit between eccentricity and restraint, between statement pieces and quiet essentials; a tension that feels essential to building a wardrobe with both personality…...
The Joy Releases New Single & Music Video "Precious
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (224+ words) The Joy releases Precious, a new single, with an accompanying music video. The new song combines Zulu and English verses, building on the momentum of their viral rise and growing global recognition. It marks a new chapter for the group,…...
Shimza Pays Tribute to Home with "Sunset in Pretoria" EP
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (307+ words) Shortly after launching his highly anticipated residency at Pacha Ibiza this summer, South African electronic music icon Shimza returns with Sunset in Pretoria" a three-track EP releasing on 19 June 2026 on his own label imprint Kunye u Ma Wami brings together…...
KHAID UNVEILS "B4 R&W" TAPE
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (187+ words) Leading the EP is "GO GO!" " a high-energy Afrobeats anthem that distills everything that makes Khaid impossible to ignore. Built on a bouncy, dance-ready rhythm, the track blends playful swagger with streetwise confidence, weaving between party scenes, witty one-liners, and…...
GRAMMY" & EMMY AWARD WINNING LIZZO RELEASES NEW ALBUM "BITCH
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (321+ words) GRAMMY" & Emmy Award-winning superstar singer, songwriter, rapper, instrumentalist, and actress Lizzo has released her new album, Bitch. Lizzo, who first coined the phrase "I'm 100% that bitch' on her Diamond-selling single "Truth Hurts" will continue to shape pop culture with her…...
YOH! BAFANA BAFANA!
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (346+ words) For the first time in their history, Bafana Bafana have booked their place in the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup, delivering a performance that will be remembered as one of the greatest moments in South African football. The…...
Proudly a Mama's Boy with Studio Bananaaa Founder Simphiwe Khumalo
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (259+ words) Mama's Boy, as Simphiwe explains, began when his mother found him wearing a crocheted hat he had bought and insisted that she could make it better herself. Is there anything more quintessentially South African than that? A mother looking at…...
DESIREE AND EMMANUEL JAL RELEASE THEIR SINGLE "MACHO
1+ week, 6+ day ago (298+ words) Driven by hypnotic Afro-house rhythms and rooted in the call-and-response traditions of African music, "Macho" captures the dynamic exchange between a DJ and the dancefloor. The track unites two boundary-pushing pan-African artists whose careers have been defined by defying expectations....