December 2019

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Music
I remember the day our Content Editor Kemong Mopedi, passionately pitched the idea for the Music Issue – basically our version of the Top Hitmakers in 2019. My first thoughts were, it’s an amazing idea BUT it’s almost impossible to pull off! How are
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The Team Behind The Music Issue
“The Music Issue shoot was like being in entertainment heaven — except there was no time to be starstruck! I’m still recovering from the anxiety I felt every time an artist would call to say they were late or cancel at the eleventh hour [chuckles]. O
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Style News
Rapper and businessman, Riky Rick, got the opportunity to rub shoulders with his childhood icon, designer Tommy Hilfiger, at a highbrow fashion event in Milan. We are so jelly! We love it when our sisters do well for themselves! Celebrate with Zizip
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Jj Schoeman The Brand
How would you describe your personal style? Very boring and predictable [chuckles]. Call it basic or classic. I like normal-looking clothes that are functional. Whether casual or smart, it must be the right size – loose or fitting. Define the JJ Sc
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Beauty News
WOOLWORTHS BEAUTY UNVEILS A KALEIDOSCOPE OF POPPING COLOURS IN THEIR LATEST BEAUTY COLLECTION. BRIGHT SATURATED COLOURS FEATURE ALONGSIDE UNEXPECTED PAIRINGS AND AN ECLECTIC MIX-AND-MATCH APPROACH. THE SIR JOHN VOLUME 2 EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION INCLUDES
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Meet Our New Canon Star, Natasha Hadebe!
Self-taught photographer Natasha Hadebe, 25, from Roodepoort, says she’s loved photography from a young age but mostly used her phone as she didn’t have a camera. “I’d take random pictures of anything you can think of. If it looked good to the natura
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Turning Heads
Age:21 Occupation: Student and Media Intern “I wanted to move from my laidback style to a young, glam and fun ‘Dezemba’ look that would take me from the office to a cocktail bar,” Innocentia shares. HAIR “Innocentia wanted something refreshing and f
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Big Hair Don’t Care
Extra, extra large hair – which includes braids and locks – is all the rage this summer, as seen on local BET presenter Nomalanga Shozi and on the runways of Paris Fashion Week. Want big hair of your own? Invest time, lots of patience and plenty of T
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Scalp Care 101
Healthy hair comes from a healthy scalp. When your scalp becomes dry and damaged, it provides a poor foundation for your hair to grow. If you’re into beautiful hair textures and expressive styles that thrive with less frequent washing, your scalp may
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Ultimate Gift Guide
Each cracker contains 1 x 50 ml of Sugarbird® Fynbos Gin and the different colour crackers include different coloured gins. Once emptied, the bottles can be re-used or recycled! Visit dayoneforchange.com to see where you can drop off your empty gin m
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A Consistent Hitmaker
In just eight years, Busiswa Gqulu has become the go-to vocalist for DJs and other musos in search of someone to inject a ‘hit’ streak to a song that would, otherwise, have been plain. Her own tracks, Lahla, Midnight Starring, Ngoku and uWrongo among
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The Music Issue
Who can deny the amazing power of South African music? If it’s not making us dance, then it’s ever-evolving or the lyrics give us something to be nostalgic about. From hip hop rising from the ashes to become one of the most listened-to genres, gospel
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My Life In Music
A song that makes me get up and dance… Go Dance by Afro B featuring Busy Signal. A song that humbles me… Thandiswa Mazwai’s Abenguni. Everyone in my family loves Thandiswa — from the youngest to the oldest. The song reminds me of my family and that
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Heaven Scent
Eager for something delicate and calming with a hint of the orient? Finding your preference won’t be much of a mission. Choose from the note of a single flower or a combination of essences enriched with amber and woods. There are different odour elem
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A MEDICAL activist
I meet Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, or Dr T as she’s popularly known, while she’s in the midst of settling into her new office at the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) at the Constitution Hill in Braamfontein. The book, Medical Apartheid, by Harriet A. Wa
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Enchanting!
This fragrance conjures up images of getting caught in a sun shower, with juicy mandarin and sparkling bergamot aromas all around. Rain-kissed magnolia and summer peach mixed with musks, sandalwood, and amber contribute to its freshness. Sea salt, p
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Fraud-proof Your Online Shopping
The end of the year is a time for most of us to let our hair down and spoil ourselves for the past months of hard work. Sadly, this is also a time when online scammers are hard at work coming up with new strategies of relieving you of your hard-earne
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Creating Magic
No industry is easy to break into, but that is especially true for clothes manufacturing. But Zershi Gonzalves, a 52-year-old mother of two from Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, decided to take a leap of faith and followed her passion. Her decision to
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We Will Not Remain Quiet
“It seems to me that the more successful women are becoming, the more violent some men are getting,” said journalist and broadcaster Lerato Mbele-Roberts at the Brunch with Maxine event hosted recently. So much rings true of Mbele-Roberts’ statement,
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Before And After Sex Hygiene
Truth is, we all yearn for great and carefree sex – the kind that blows our minds away and leaves us with a wide grin from pure satisfaction. Yet, there are some considerations required before dropping our clothes off on a whim and getting it on with
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“Breathe, You’re Not Drowning”
My mother sent me to what was then referred to as a ‘Model C’ school, where doing survival swimming (doggy paddle and ‘fight’ water) was mandatory. In summer, we all had to swim during Physical Education. During one lesson, my friend was floundering
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How To Keep Your Kids Safe In Crowds
South Africa is not a safe place for women and children — rape and abductions feature more frequently in the news than in any other parts of the world. But we can’t live in fear, and it’s important to let your children play and explore their social w
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Happy Makoti Holidays
This is a month associated with lovely weather, laughter, flowing drinks, braais, summer hits blaring out of almost every radio in the country, and big bonuses. For some women, however, the festive season means driving to their in-laws, having to dri
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“You Are Not HIV, You Are You”
“I met Siya in 2003 at a social gathering when we were still nursing students, and we had a great chat. We then bumped into each other that December and at the first opportunity he got, he told me that he was in love with me. Initially, the feeling w
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Come To The Party
King Xerxes, a wealthy and prominent king who ruled over 127 provinces, decided to give a banquet for all his nobles and officials. For a full 180 days, he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the glory of his majesty. Then for seven days, he
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Playing = Healing
We’ve been through a lot. This year has been a long, tiresome occasion. It was an election year, after all. That might tell you part of the story. If it doesn’t, I will, shortly. Let me start with a bitter thanks to the capitalist gods, that December
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Festive Giveaway
Sugarbird Gin brings you their full seasonal range in this giveaway. The gin pack contains five colourful baubles each containing 40 ml of the Sugarbird® Cape Fynbos Gin range. Also included is a mini advent gin calendar of some of Mzansi’s finest gi
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Luxe Living
Sit down, relax and enjoy a cup of the new Joko Rooibos Tea. Available in Caramel Marula, Chamomile Marula, African Marula and Honeybush Tea, there’s a flavour to suit everyone’s taste. Now available at leading retailers. The Glenlivet, the world’s
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Repurposing Leftovers
Serves: 4 Prep Time: 20 mins 3 T sunflower oil1 onion, finely chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed2 tsps ginger, crushed3 T medium curry paste2 T dried rosemary1 pkt brown onion soup packet, mixed with 2 cups of water400 g leftover lamb chops200 g leftov
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Get Roasting
Serves: 6-8 Prep Time: 2 hrs 45 mins 1 1/2 kg Pork Loin rack125 g butter, softHandful sage, finely chopped2 cloves garlic, crushedSalt and black pepper8 large potatoes1 cup duck fat 1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Place the pork on a roasting dish, score
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Global Sounds Of Music
Retini is a writer, producer, director, and co-owner of Burnt Onion Productions and a voice artist famous for saying “Seriously” on V-Entertainment. Why Coachella? To celebrate my 25th birthday — I attended my first one and again in 2015 and 2018. I
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Cooking With A Conscience
How did you fall in love with food? When I prepared a meal that I thought didn’t look great for family and friends, but everyone enjoyed it. Putting a smile on someone’s face through a plate of food makes me happy. What's your favourite childhood fo
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Rubber To The Road
We don’t pay much attention to them, if at all, but caring for your car’s tyres is in your best interest and safety. Tyres connect your car to the road. When they fail, it can lead to an accident. “Even if you have all the braking systems in your car
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Shopping Guide
American singer-songwriter, Jon Bon Jovi, once said: “Each one of you has something no one else has, or has ever had: your fingerprints, your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That’s the power
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Horoscopes
Your mixed bag of experiences has kept you busy this year. The month of chaos is over, it’s time to focus on bringing that sass back as you launch into your birthday celebrations. From the 9th, you take over the floor, your moves, ideas and plans tak

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