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i am not my hair or am i?

THE HISTORY OF NATURAL HAIR VS FLAT-IRONED KINKS, CHEMICALLY STRAIGHTENED LOCKS OR LACE-FRONT WIGS GOES A LOT DEEPER THAN THAT INDIA ARIE SONG. WE UNPACK THE 'GOOD HAIR' PHENOMENON

Mane Attraction

Slick, stylish and a keen eye for what's hot... Award-winning hair stylist and fashion guru Jesse Gallant talks the power of hair and how to own the creative space

Curling through African scapes

AMANDA CARPEDE IS MORE THAN A NATURAL HAIR ACTIVIST. SHE'S ONE OF THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADORS FOR NATURAL HAIR - KINKS AND ALL! WE MET UP WITH HER TO CHAT ABOUT HER INSPIRING JOURNEY

YEAR OF THE BUNNY

ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR, IT'S OFFICIALLY THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT. SO, IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT BAD BUNNY IS CONQUERING THE CHARTS, RED CARPETS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN...

EDGES 101

BABY HAIRS MAY SEEM PESKY AND OUT OF PLACE, BUT ONCE THEY'RE IN FORMATION, YOU'LL BE READY TO SLAY. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS PERFECT THE ART OF EDGE CONTROL...

Politically DIFFERENT

NAVIGATING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A PARTNER WHO HAS DIFFERENT POLITICAL VIEWS ISN'T EASY, BUT IT CAN BE DONE. WE UNPACK WAYS TO HELP KEEP YOU ON TRACK

Mind the SCARE SCROLLS

DO YOU FIND YOURSELF GOING THROUGH NEGATIVE NEWS FEEDS FOR HOURS ON END? IF SO, IT'S TIME TO STOP THE 'DOOMSCROLLING' AND PROTECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

ENOUGH is ENOUGH!

'QUIET QUITTING' HAS BEEN CAUSING A BUZZ ALL OVER, WHETHER IT'S WORK, RELATIONSHIPS, OR LIFE. EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON WHETHER IT'S A LIFE HACK OR A RED FLAG

CHANGING ΤΗΕ NARRATIVE

Model Sanele Xaba has featured in mega campaigns for top global brands, walked international runways, and has become a well-known changemaker in the fight against the discrimination of those living with albinism. We sat down with him this Freedom Month to find out more...

NO LIMITS

ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S YOUNGEST PRODUCERS, MARSAI MARTIN IS NOT JUST A MOVIE MOGUL BUT A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN THE FIGHT FOR EMPOWERING YOUTH

FASHION a fight for freedom

IN AN AGE WHERE EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL, FASHION HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE AS A MOUTHPIECE OF THE PEOPLE AND WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT CLEVERLY-WORDED SLOGAN TEES...

You are not POWERLESS

SOUTH AFRICA HAS BEEN A DEMOCRACY FOR CLOSE TO 30 YEARS, AND WHILE OUR COUNTRY HAS TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO PROMOTE RACIAL EQUALITY, WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO...

FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT

BELIEVING IN SOMETHING IS ONE THING, BUT STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU TRULY BELIEVE IN IS A WHOLE OTHER BALLGAME...

THE ART OF ACTIVISM

SWEDISH CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME ALL AROUND THE GLOBE, BUT THERE ARE ACTIVISTS FROM OTHER MOVEMENTS AND COUNTRIES TOO – INCLUDING AFRICA. WE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE CHANGEMAKERS AND THEIR WORTHY CAUSES

ADEPT ADEK

FOR UP-AND-COMING RAPPER AND MUSIC ARTIST ADEK, MAKING SICK BEATS IS JUST TOO EASY'

FOOD, not FIGHTS

BATTLING TO MAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD A HEALTHY ONE? HERE'S HOW TO STOP FEEDING YOUR EMOTIONS...

Demisexuality: personality over pictures

NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CLASSICAL DEMIGODS OR ARTIST DEMI LOVATO. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MISREPRESENTED SEXUAL ORIENTATION WHERE PERSONALITY LITERALLY MATTERS MORE THAN LOOKS

LEARN LOVE LINGO

LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS ONE LOVE LANGUAGE AT A TIME...

dangerous liaisons

WHILE THE ARCHETYPE OF THE CLASSIC 'HEARTTHROB' HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES, A DANGEROUSLY COMPELLING KIND HAS EMERGED IN RECENT YEARS...

IT TAKES two

TWINS AMRON AND GEOVANNA SIEBRITZ MADE TIKTOK'S TOP-TEN LIST OF CONTENT CREATORS IN SA RECENTLY, AND FOR YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOUR, THAT'S NO SMALL FEAT. THE DUO CHATS TO US ABOUT THEIR BUDDING CAREERS AND WHY REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN OF COLOUR IS SO IMPORTANT TO THEM

SIDE by SIDE

MARRIAGE IN YOUR EARLY 20s MAY BE A LITTLE TABOO THESE DAYS, BUT 'IT' COUPLE RAZAAN MEYER-KHAN AND IMAAD KHAN HAVE TAKEN SOCIAL MEDIA BY STORM WITH THEIR UNBREAKABLE BOND. THEY CHAT TO US ABOUT YOUNG LOVE AND HOW THEY FIND THE BALANCE

Silky Smooth: SILK SONIC

WHEN IT COMES TO SOOTHING BEATS AND HONEY VOCALS, WE'RE LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN FOR SILK SONIC

LOVE your locks

HAIR IS MORE THAN JUST A STYLE - IT'S AN EXTENSION OF YOUR IDENTITY. HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD LEARN TO APPRECIATE YOUR NATURAL STRANDS AND DISMISS THOSE NEGATIVE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD

THEN & NOW

OVER THE YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ON-SCREEN ROMANCES WE JUST CAN'T FORGET. WE'VE PUT TOGETHER OUR TOP LIST OF SOULMATES WHO HAD UNDENIABLE CHEMISTRY...

PEAS in a POD

YOU MAY BE A LITTLE TOO OLD FOR 'I SPY\". BUT WE HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS FOR HOW YOU CAN STILL SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR SIBLINGS AS YOU GROW UP

Dynamic Duos

FROM COMEDY SKITS THAT MAKE YOU LAUGH UNTIL YOU CRY, TO A NEVER-ENDING LIST OF DANCE CHALLENGE ROUTINES, THESE SIX LOCAL PAIRS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING OVER THE FOR YOU PAGES...

POETIC justice

FROM RUNNING CODES TO BREAKING BOUNDARIES, CHELSEA GOLIATH IS DETERMINED TO MAKE SPACE FOR MINORITY GROUPS IN SOCIETY ALL WITH HER MIGHTY PEN

ART MEETS SELF-CARE

FLEXING YOUR CREATIVE MUSCLES HAS NUMEROUS POSITIVE EFFECTS ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. LET'S GET INTO IT...

CREATIVE DIFFERENCES

THE PHRASE 'OPPOSITES ATTRACT' MAY BE TRUE IN THE MOVIES, BUT IN THE REAL WORLD IT'S HARD WORK! WE GIVE YOU THE LOWDOWN ON HOW TO NAVIGATE A RELATIONSHIP WHEN YOU'RE ON POLAR ENDS OF EVERY ISSUE

COMPARE ME NOT

IN A WORLD FILLED WITH CREATIVE EXPRESSION, WE OFTEN COMPARE OURSELVES TO THOSE AROUND US. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS BRINGS ON COMPARISON ANXIETY? WE DIG A LITTLE DEEPER...