Osomlando abaningi banomkhuba wokungayigqamisi indima eyadlalwa abantu besifazane emlandweni eyahlukene yakithi e-Afrika. Nathi sigcina sesibabona njengabantu abantekenteke. Iqiniso ukuthi izwe lisabusa, kusadliwa ngoludala, zingakafiki izimfundisoze, sasihlonishwa isithunzi somuntu wesibhude (wesifazane). Phela yibona ababehola imindeni, imiphakathi kanye nezizwe, kodwa bengemumva okanye benganakekile. Kwashintsha konke lokhu ekuzalweni kweNkosazane yakwaZulu eyayizalwa indoda eyabe...

Every year, millions of girls in Africa miss a significant number of days at school because of their periods. Poor menstruation hygiene not only causes school absence but may also cause stigma and ill health. Trying to change this dreadful situation is Ngugi Vere, an international fashion stylist and designer...

More and more South African women are choosing to go back to their roots by rocking their afros. Some are even going as far as doing the ‘big chop’ in order to regrow their hair naturally, without relaxing it. Khethiwe ‘Makhethi’ Phakathi (32), co-founder of Ngemvelo Afro Only Specialist Salon hopes that...

Today’s youth have a wide array of career avenues. On one hand it is exciting to have so many possibilities but it can also be stressful and overwhelming with people unrelentingly asking, “What are you planning on doing with your life?”. However, this was never the case for Leevi Matthew, who...

“Loxion Kulca is the hottest brand to be seen worn on today’s streets, created back in 1997 by Sechaba Mogale and Wandi Nzimande, inspired by the urban ‘kulca’ (culture) and past history of the ‘loxion’ (locations/townships)”. “At some stage this brand became bigger than us. It had a different meaning...

Serving to give a new experience into the fashion world, by providing its customers with sophisticated imports of high quality products, is exactly what the nationwide brand Sebenza Cotton aims to do. Here at the Ngcobo Empire we had an opportunity to interview the founders, Bongeka Makhathini (24) who has...

Just over a week ago, hundreds of traders, led by the Market Users Committee (MUC) and the South African Informal Traders Forum (SAITF), took to the streets of Durban to voice their concerns over the by-law changes in the eThekwini Municipality’s inner city rejuvenation plan. During the march, the SAITF...

Sekukaningi ngizwa, futhi ngibona loludaba ludingidwa ezindaweni ezahluka hlukene, ngisho nasezinkundleni zokuxhumana imbala. Uzokhumbula ngonyaka ka 2016 kwabakhona isigameko lapho khona umculi wakuleli we Hip Hop u-AKA evutha engabaselwe ku Twitter ngodaba lokuhlawula ingane yakhe uKairo Forbes. Loludaba lwenhlawulo luthanda ukudida abaningi ngenxa yokuthi lusingathwa ngezindlela ezingafani ezindaweni nasemindenini eyahlukene,...

The 18th of July marks what many South Africans consider a day to celebrate former state president, Dr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and his long-lasting legacy. Mandela Day, as it is known, is a day where South Africans are meant to (according to the Mandela Day website) “celebrate Madiba’s legacy in...

Translated to ‘beautiful things only’, Okuhle Kodwa Productions is a Durban-based company founded and owned by Mbuso Shabalala. Born and raised in KwaMashu, Durban, Shabalala describes himself as a dedicated and a very humble person. His greatest passion is photography and through his work, he says that he is living his...