Nomzamo Mbatha launches PUMA collection, Shandu
Nomzamo Mbatha has launched her debut PUMA collection: Shandu, an ode to the tribe into which she was born in KwaMashu; her grandmother Mildred; and every girl who never thought her life would matter. The collection of footwear, apparel and accessories for women was designed around Nomzamo’s lifestyle of intense travel, activism and the African […]
The Plug x Castle Lite present: 100 Most Influential People in Urban Culture
“There’s no argument. I am a hundred percent the reason why hip hop is drenched.” Part of his Utatakho Remix verse that shook up the fourth quarter of 2019, Riky Rick stakes his claim on the game boldly with that bar. Hubris is almost a cornerstone of hip hop, but who really got the block […]
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 […]
Nomzamo Mbatha Features in PUMA’s Do You Campaign
PUMA is following their SS’17 success, Swan Pack, by featuring Kylie Jenner along with returning New York City Ballet dancers and local ambassador Nomzamo Mbatha in the new Velvet Rope Collection. This season’s collection began with the idea of the Velvet Rope, that dividing line between the queue and the party. You can choose to […]