Sheli Masondo understands this completely, she’s the creative costume designer for Shaka Zulu Ilembe, and her designs are majestic, breath-taking and craftily capture the beauty and essence of that period from the different types of beads to ibheshu nesdwaba as well as the significance of each custom. Masondo has an incredible eye for detail from …
Spring is naturally associated with the beginning of the birth of something new, a fresh perspective as seen from the waking up of trees and the blossoming of flowers.The days become longer as the nights shorten In Isizulu we call September, Mandulo. The Season Of Ausar In the Southern Hemisphere, this season begins on the …
Art is a beautiful creation it’s meant to be seen and admired it’s also a chance for the soul to express its truest form and a chance to heal yourself and those who make contact with your work. Some artists are known for using their craft as a remedy for the cruel yet beautiful world …
In 21 days I’ll learn to love me by distancing my heart from youJust hoping that this would kill you before I could spend the rest of my life in quarantine.You are the sickness that everyone has mistaken for a season, collecting corpses as women drop dead like flies but they still need me to …
What’s Ancestors Day This day is an ideal form by Zolani Mkiva a renowned South African poet and heritage practitioner to honour and celebrate our forefathers.The idea was birthed from a need to solve or curb some of the problems that we have as a country somehow, he realised that we’ve lost our ways …
I was very young when I first heard the name Nomkhubulwane, it felt like a whisper and in my innocent mind I imagined a beautiful bird, one I’d never seen before.This name followed me throughout my childhood, however, not much was said about her yet in times of difficulties her name was mentioned and sometimes …
In simple terms, an end refers to completion, the conclusion or finishing off something.When planning a project or product we’re often excited to see how it would end because this is seen as an accomplishment yet an end can also be a traumatic experience since we invest so much of our time and energy trying …
Bathu is an African premium sneaker brand created by Theo Baloyi who infused the colorful kasi culture to create a sneaker that is fashionable and compliments the coolness of African people and our unique, breathtaking style of dressing up.In township lingo or kasi language Bathu simply means shoe, it’s a term used countrywide to refer …
Cowrie shells have been used for centuries across cultures and races for its beauty and magic, and due to its sacred properties and lack of accessibility it was also used as currencyWith the increased demand for cowrie shells, it became a popular form of currency amongst traders as it was used for divine interventions and …
Here’s to a new beginning the start of a new cycle. The divine chance for you to do what your heart truly desires, a chance to manifest your dreams and also the time to start over.This is a chance to let go of your past failures, mistakes and fears and focus on doing your best …