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Africa’s first Jordan collaboration comes to life with Shelflife

Jordan Shelflife

The Air Jordan 2 turns 35 years old this year and to mark the occasion they have a host of new drops and colourways coming. Part of the celebration includes partnering with three retailers to deliver collaborative lines with the stores that have helped grow the brand over the years. In a benchmark move, Nike […]

Blood Psalms: A Multitude of African Mythologies That Make For An Epic Fantasy

Blood Psalms

Blood Psalms is here. Showmax’s epic fantasy, co-produced by French premium television channel CANAL+, launched on Wednesday the 28th September in a first for South African television. Set in ancient Africa 11 000 years ago, Blood Psalms chronicles the rise to power of a fierce teenage princess who battles a world-ending prophecy to navigate her people through ancient […]

Everything you need to know about the DStv Delicious festival this weekend

DStv Delicious Festival

Festival season is back and DStv Delicious is taking place this weekend. Burna Boy makes a return to SA shores as the headliner for Saturday night and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds takes centre stage for Sunday night. Apart from the two biggest names of the festival, there’s cornucopia of entertainment for the weekend and we’re here […]

Breaking Bread with Bea Theron

“Amapiano to the world” is a phrase we’ve been hearing consistently over the past year or so. South Africa’s greatest sonic export has come with a lot of opportunity for the artists championing the sound: it’s a tale of musicians from the hood making the most of their gifts and rising – like the tide […]

Inside Manthe Ribane’s Museum of Belief, Optimism, and Solidarity

Manthe Ribane

There was a girl. Teal lipstick, fluorescent disco pants, and a sharp bowl cut, razored bald on the sides, with a waist-long braid at each temple framing her face. “I’m a cartoon character,” she tells one camera while the screen cuts to her dancing in a Johannesburg street. She’s practically bursting with a magnetic charm […]

Tony Gum: Find Your People and Move With Them

Tony Gum

Being an artist is a lot like being a teenager. It’s a time of simultaneous omnipotence and powerlessness, according to Chris Kraus, as you live so intensely inside your own head that there isn’t a difference between reality and your imagination. You’re the master of your own universe, discovering and making the world all at […]

Manthe Ribane and Tony Gum: The Storytellers

Manthe Ribane Tony Gum Multichoice

Every story has a beginning. Our origins inform who we are and are at the heart of our identity. We are all storytellers, ultimately, and our stories play a definitive role in how we evolve as beings. Africa’s most loved storyteller, Multichoice, is passionate about showcasing them and the artists who create them. This September, […]

DBN Gogo: The Meister

In so far as music experiences go, you won’t easily forget one by DBN Gogo. I call it an experience because blithely labeling it a set doesn’t quite articulate the encounter. You see, Mandisa Radebe is intimately acquainted with music because she was student of groove. Her university days saw her attend to her law […]

Nike x Patta Academy x Mamakashaka launch The Next Wave

Nike Patta Next Wave

The Patta Academy is a talent school that stimulates young entrepreneurs, and uplifting their community is central to their core focus. The academy was created by the Patta brand that started out as a streetwear store but rose in prominence to become one of the most sought after worldwide. Their collaborations with sportswear giant Nike […]

Wu Tang documentary finds South African representation with Siya Metane

Wu Tang Documentary

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Wu Tang Clan’s classic album Wu Tang Forever, Certified Africa released a global mini-documentary. The Wu-Niverse mini-documentary showcases reflections on the impact of Wu-Tang’s music globally. South Africa finds representation through Siya Metane, commonly known as Slikour from Skwatta Kamp. Wu-Tang Clan unleashed their history-making GRAMMY Award-nominated double-disc […]