The Plug 100: Most Influential People in SA Urban Culture
The Oxford Dictionary defines influence as “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself”. Additionally, it can also be concluded that influence is “the power to shape policy or ensure favourable treatment from someone, especially through status, contacts, or wealth”. When we embarked […]
Cedric Nzaka Dazzles with Latest Portraits
Kenyan born Cedric Nzaka is one of the most gifted photographers operating in South Africa right now. He specialises in incredible portraits that capture its subjects in the most authentic and realest settings. He is currently in Kenya so we asked him to share his latest work in the East. In his words .. “Gathering […]
Adidas Drops New Tubular Range
This season, Tubular challenges the rules and conventions of “high fashion”, disrupting the status quo and starting a dialogue about where, and to whom fashion belongs. The story we tell is one that connects the streets to the catwalk – showing that today, street rules fashion, and not the other way around. This eptember, adidas […]
The Plug 100: 100 – 1
We dropped the news on Twitter that the June edition of The Plug will focus solely on celebrating and highlighting the Top 100 people in SA who are influencing and moving urban culture forward. Needless to say social media lit up and we trended the whole day after dropping the news.#ThePlug100 generated over 1.7 million […]
5 Photographers Documenting SA Urban Culture
Words by Kendra Hunsley Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks of ‘The Danger of a Single Story’. When a single story of a particular place is constantly told, it becomes the only anecdote that is acknowledged and remains in the minds of the masses. Africa, with all its majestic landscapes, resplendent cultures and the beauty of its […]