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Sandiso Ngubane

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Sandiso Ngubane

Renaissance

One Album, Two Takes: ‘Renaissance’

Beyoncé’s album is a disco dazzle made for the dance floor

Laid bare: ‘Good luck to you, Leo Grande’ explores issues around sex and age.

One movie, two takes: Good luck to you, Leo Grande

Brave, entertaining and hopeful, this British sex comedy-drama delivers 97 very well-spent minutes

André Leon Talley speaks at a screening of his documentary The Gospel According to André during the 21st SCAD Savannah Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia, 2018. (Photo: Clingy Ord/Getty Images)

My life and Andre’s: How André Leon Talley paved the way for black voices in fashion

André Leon Talley injected much-needed intellectualism into fashion, inspiring others to find their feet

Celeste Arendse of Selfi is looking at new ways of reaching her customers. Photos: Simon Deiner/SDR Photo

SA fashion industry’s fragments

Local designers have a tough path to navigate to market and sell their clothing lines.

Curated shopping for the style-conscious consumer

A former Elle editor has launched a concept that taps into the fashion consumer with a more considered approach.

Proteas hopeful Dane Piedt.

Is Gavin Rajah’s latest creation a shameless rip-off or a fluke?

The fashion designer is again linked to claims of plagiarism, this time over a dress worn by Reese Witherspoon and designed by Han Chong.

South Africa has a bold new vision for the fashion industry

Collaboration throughout the fashion chain means that fashionistas will no longer have to wait for the trends abroad to arrive on local shores.

The M&G is for the first time urging readers to oppose the ANC.

Top designers rev up a fashion week that tottered at times

Collections by Marianne Fassler, Celeste Arendse, Rich Mnisi, David Tlale and Gavin Rajah made the Johannesburg event worthwhile.

SAM helps hot young designers to keep up with the market

Cape Town’s South African Market, a reservoir for trendy local labels, is enjoying huge popularity and plans to expand online and northwards.

Big Brother Mzansi winner Mandla Hlatshwayo.

Designer’s minimalist collection wows at Menswear week

Acclaimed young designer Lukhanyo Mdingi appreciates that it takes more than a pretty collection to build a brand that has staying power.

Menswear steps out of the sartorial shadow

An all-male fashion week seems odd, but it makes sense when you realise the local market is worth R20-billion and growing.

Power FM’s listenership drop in the past six months was a result of the station’s inability to broadcast on three of their five transmitters

Power FM: Technical challenges affecting listener numbers, says director

Power FM’s 25% listenership drop in the past six months was a result of the station’s inability to broadcast on three of their five transmitters.

Power FM Radio Host Azania Mosaka resigns

Power FM’s talent drain continues to fuel rumours that the station is being mismanaged.

The long walk to a transgender catwalk career

Overseas, models like Lea T and Andreja Pejic are much in demand, but SA still seems too wary of transgendered SA women, writes Sandiso Ngubane.

Proteas hopeful Dane Piedt.

Wraps come off fashion week’s burgeoning talent

Some stalwarts again impressed at the Mercedes Benz Cape Town Fashion Week – but it was the young designers who got people talking.

Menswear strides confidently into the future

Men are more willing than ever to spend on fashion, but there is room for growth in the local market and consumers need to take pride in SA design.

A new generation of image shapers

Young talents, who are attuned to the internet and blogging, are changing the face of photography.

Cape Town-based artist Athi-Patra Ruga.

A window of opportunity for artist Athi-Patra Ruga

Athi-Patra Ruga hopes to mesmerise passers-by when they look at his tapestry display for Louis Vuitton on the Champs-Elysées in Paris.

The Pick n Pay chief executive said the retailer considered closing its doors the day of Nelson Mandela’s funeral.
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DJ Clock-Beatenberg collaboration a win-win dance hit

"Pluto" is filling dance floors and the airwaves, pushing Cape Town band Beatenberg into the spotlight.

SA author inks movie deal for ‘The Delhi Deception’

Elana Sabharwal’s at first self-published tale of betrayal and deception "The Delhi Deception" is being turned into a film.