Let me begin by saying that I really admire Sol Sol. You have contributed to the South African fashion industry in a way that is lasting and responsible. In doing that, you’ve moved with the times. 1. Looking back at Sol Sol’s beginnings, what would you say the value of the blog is today? […]
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Traveling with kids: travel hacks for moms on the move
Thando Moleketi-Williams and Shiela Ho share their best and worst experiences when travelling with their little ones by Zodwa Kumalo-Valentine
Coffee Connoisseur with a Conscience
A while ago, a potential investor in local roastery Bean There Coffee Company told the owner, Jonathan Robinson, that the company wasn’t making enough money; “He said to me, ‘your margins are too tight … you should buy cheaper coffee and not pay fair trade premiums. Then you’d build much greater profit.’ “I said to […]
Untangling the Past Through Art
Visceral, honest and rife with historical significance, Kaloki Nyamai produces work which asks questions just as much as it answers them. Working in richly layered multi-media – specifically canvas, metal, boards and video installations – the Kenyan-born artist explores the parallels between past and present. Nyamai’s creative process is a lengthy and emotional one which […]
A Love Affair with French Cuisine
Sowetan-born chef, Wandile Mabaso, has taken the culinary industry by storm. Not only is he one of South Africa’s hottest culinary exports, Chef Mabaso has taken his passion for cooking across the globe, training under some of the most successful chefs in the world. With a desire to produce dishes worthy of being on display […]
A Q&A with Yiull Damaso
With a long, thick, black moustache which curls at the edges, Yiull Damaso looks like Salvador Dali. He drives a customised Vespa and has a painting of Nelson Mandela which has been defined at “the most offensive painting ever made.” Needless to say, Yiull Damaso is far from your run-of-the-mill artist. Yiull has been featured […]
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Structured Chaos with Gerhard Snyman
He starts with thin, watery layers for a background, sketches an image and then starts working in thicker paint -layers and layers of paint. At some stage, he turns his work upside down to get a different perspective. From there, the artwork guides itself. The process could end with a close-up portrait that stares into […]
A Warrior of Light
Music helps me realise how real the world is. And that I can change the situation in my heart and the hearts of others just by listening to it or playing it. Because music heals. And that is how I heal. Ntombe Thongo It is not often one comes across a performer with as much […]
Proudly Human – Dr Adriana Marais
“We are living in a unique point in the history of life on Earth,” points out theoretical physicist Dr Adriana Marais. “We have reached the point where our activities are having an effect on a global scale, and food, clean water and fresh air are fast becoming luxuries to which not all of us have […]
The Master of Tree Art
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity… and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.” ― William Blake […]