A Celebration of all things Festive. There’s something in the air and it smells like excitement. What does excitement smell like? We can’t tell you exactly, but we’re pretty sure it’s a mix of festive spirit, pre-holiday buzz, anticipation of binge eating and the looming promise of sales. Any...
“Whether you’re stopping or going always remember: keep that Mo growing in November” Moustaches. The benchmark of a manly man in days gone by. Those course bristles of masculinity stood to represent so much. Magnum PI, Burt Reynolds, Freddie Mercury- it was enough to make anyone weak. When they...
There’s something in the air and it smells like, well, a variety of things, but what can mainly be described as excitement. It’s quite astounding how a night traditionally intertwined with the underlying motifs of fear, horror and all things spooky has evolved into one of the highlights of our...
SA Fashion Week There’s something special about our African style culture. The bright vibrant colours. The funky patterns. The seamless amalgamation of our rich and deep history with modern inspiration. There’s no two ways about it; us Africans have style. We’re a continent full of character,...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Here’s to the fighters among us. Here’s to the survivors, the victims, the ones who’ve lost someone and the ones’ who struggle today. Here’s to the bravest women on the planet. Here’s to those strong individuals who inspire us with their bravery. Here’s to those...
Heritage Day is actually the birthday of Shaka Zulu, the esteemed Zulu king who united the disparate Zulu clans in the 1800s. Perhaps a controversial figure (then again, most of our figures are), his birthdate is honoured by those of Zulu heritage. Due to the controversy, a compromise was met...
The Red Bull Cart Race: It’s all going downhill from here. Soon, the streets of Sandton are going to have the full fury of gravity-powered carts zipping down them. Yes, after eight years absence, we’re going to see the return of audacious adventurers in nothing more than flimsy wooden carts...
The FNB Joburg Art Fair is now in its 11th year. In the last decade and a bit, it has established itself as one of the finest celebrations of the continent’s Contemporary African Art. The beating heart of Africa pulsates through her artists, who bring to life the lexes of culture embroiled in...
Reasons to Recycle It’s started. The process of turning Johannesburg into a green city has entered phase 1. What does that mean exactly? Even in late June there wasn’t a lot of information from Pikitup, JHB’s waste management company, about what to do and what was coming. Expect more in the...
Bright ideas for saving electricity. We do have an electricity supply shortage, especially with the recent strike. But if everyone does their part, we’ll have less load-shedding in the dark of night. You also really, really want to keep those bills down – for one thing, you’ll have more...